Bienenberg

Bienenberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mittelrhein in Germany, covering 5.5 ha in Niederburg, Oberwesel. It makes up 2.5% of the Großlage Schloß Schönburg. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 16 km south of Boppard and 29 km south of Koblenz.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Mittelrhein

Area

5.5 ha

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

0.31 × 0.36 km

Centre

50.1059° N, 7.6989° E

Region

Mittelrhein

Bereich

Bereich Loreley

Großlage

Schloß Schönburg

Where it is

Nearest town

16 km south of Boppard

Nearest city

29 km south of Koblenz 107,319 people

To the sea

306 km

Rivers nearby

Rhine (2.6 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

147–275 m

Mean elevation

217 m

Mean slope

25.1° (47 %)

Steepest tenth

above 32°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 6,013 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Mosel and German Riesling

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)75%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)25%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Niederburg, Oberwesel

Sources

Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbergslagen (dl-de/by-2-0)