Alsace grand cru Zotzenberg

Alsace grand cru Zotzenberg is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 36.2 ha in Mittelbergheim. The rules allow white wine, based on Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling and Sylvaner. Regional bedrock: acid plutonic rocks. It lies next to Barr and 30 km south-west of Strasbourg.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin de sélection de grains nobles, Vin de vendanges tardives, Vin tranquille

Protected since

1999-02-19

Area

36.2 ha

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

0.65 × 1.25 km

Centre

48.3995° N, 7.4408° E

Grapes

Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Sylvaner

Max yield

66 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Colmar

Where it is

Nearest town

next to Barr

Nearest city

30 km south-west of Strasbourg 274,845 people

To the sea

433 km

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

224–311 m

Mean elevation

262 m

Mean slope

8.4° (15 %)

Steepest tenth

above 13°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 36,518 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Acid plutonic rocks (granite)55%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)22%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks21%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 1

• Mittelbergheim

Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)