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In den Layfelsen

Vineyard site

In den Layfelsen is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mittelrhein in Germany, covering 8.2 ha in Niederhammerstein. It makes up 4.0% of the Großlage Burg Hammerstein. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks. It lies 7.2 km north-west of Andernach and 11 km north-west of Neuwied.

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Key facts

Type
Einzellage
Within
Mittelrhein
Area
8.2 ha
Separate plots
3
Extent N–S × E–W
0.86 × 0.83 km
Centre
50.4829° N, 7.3425° E
Region
Mittelrhein
Bereich
Bereich Loreley
Großlage
Burg Hammerstein

Where it is

Nearest town
7.2 km north-west of Andernach
Nearest city
11 km north-west of Neuwied 66,805 people
To the sea
261 km
Rivers nearby
Rhine (0.2 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation
60–207 m
Mean elevation
100 m
Mean slope
29.0° (55 %)
Steepest tenth
above 49°
Faces
south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 9,231 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Mosel and German Riesling

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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

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

Gemarkungen · 1

Neighbours

Sources

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

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