Alsace Ottrott

Alsace Ottrott is a named sub-zone of Alsace in France, covering 43.6 ha in Obernai and Ottrott. That is 0.2% of the Alsace appellation area. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 3 km west of Obernai and 26 km west of Strasbourg.

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

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Alsace

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

43.6 ha

Separate plots

20

Extent N–S × E–W

0.95 × 1.0 km

Centre

48.4589° N, 7.4412° E

Where it is

Nearest town

3 km west of Obernai

Nearest city

26 km west of Strasbourg 274,845 people

To the sea

385 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

233–279 m

Mean elevation

253 m

Mean slope

2.6° (5 %)

Steepest tenth

above 4°

Faces

north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 44,612 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)33%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks33%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)18%

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

Communes · 2

• Obernai
• Ottrott

Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)