Einzellagenfrei in GL Gipfel

Einzellagenfrei in GL Gipfel is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mosel in Germany, covering 0.7 ha in Merzkirchen. It makes up 0.1% of the Großlage Gipfel. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 3.9 km west of Saarburg and 21 km south-west of Trier.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Mosel

Area

0.7 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.16 × 0.09 km

Centre

49.5880° N, 6.4973° E

Region

Mosel

Bereich

Bereich Obermosel

Großlage

Gipfel

Where it is

Nearest town

3.9 km west of Saarburg

Nearest city

21 km south-west of Trier 100,129 people

To the sea

243 km

Rivers nearby

Saar (4.7 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

277–311 m

Mean elevation

297 m

Mean slope

10.4° (18 %)

Steepest tenth

above 12°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 841 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

• Merzkirchen

Sources

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