Hirtengarten

Hirtengarten is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mosel in Germany, covering 54.6 ha in Oberbillig. It makes up 4.0% of the Großlage Gipfel. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 5 km west of Konz and 12 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

54.6 ha

Separate plots

6

Extent N–S × E–W

2.16 × 1.7 km

Centre

49.6924° N, 6.5086° E

Region

Mosel

Bereich

Bereich Obermosel

Großlage

Gipfel

Where it is

Nearest town

5 km west of Konz

Nearest city

12 km south-west of Trier 100,129 people

To the sea

236 km

Rivers nearby

Sauer (1.5 km) · Mosel (1.6 km) · Saar (4.3 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

160–314 m

Mean elevation

258 m

Mean slope

9.8° (17 %)

Steepest tenth

above 16°

Faces

north

Measured over the whole outline on 58,065 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)72%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)28%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Oberbillig

Neighbours

• Albachtaler
• Römerberg
• Schleidberg

Sources

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