Bischofstein

Bischofstein is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mosel in Germany, covering 12.7 ha in Burgen. It makes up 1.6% of the Großlage Weinhex. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 15 km west of Boppard and 21 km south-west of Koblenz.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Mosel

Area

12.7 ha

Separate plots

7

Extent N–S × E–W

1.46 × 0.92 km

Centre

50.2069° N, 7.3878° E

Region

Mosel

Bereich

Bereich Burg Cochem

Großlage

Weinhex

Where it is

Nearest town

15 km west of Boppard

Nearest city

21 km south-west of Koblenz 107,319 people

To the sea

281 km

Rivers nearby

Mosel (0.7 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

77–195 m

Mean elevation

133 m

Mean slope

25.1° (47 %)

Steepest tenth

above 35°

Faces

north-west

Measured over the whole outline on 14,219 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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)100%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Burgen

Sources

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