Birkenberg

Birkenberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Nahe in Germany, covering 36.5 ha in Sommerloch. It makes up 4.3% of the Großlage Pfarrgarten. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks. It lies 9.1 km north-west of Bad Kreuznach and 42 km west of Wiesbaden.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Nahe

Area

36.5 ha

Separate plots

4

Extent N–S × E–W

1.09 × 1.04 km

Centre

49.8746° N, 7.7505° E

Region

Nahe

Bereich

Bereich Nahetal

Großlage

Pfarrgarten

Where it is

Nearest town

9.1 km north-west of Bad Kreuznach

Nearest city

42 km west of Wiesbaden 288,850 people

To the sea

324 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

261–328 m

Mean elevation

289 m

Mean slope

4.4° (8 %)

Steepest tenth

above 7°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 38,962 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

• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)53%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)47%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Sommerloch

Neighbours

• Michaeliskapelle
• Steinroßel

Sources

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