Kardinalsberg

Kardinalsberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mosel in Germany, covering 60.2 ha in Kues. It makes up 2.4% of the Großlage Kurfürstlay. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 1.7 km west of Bernkastel-Kues and 35 km east 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

60.2 ha

Separate plots

13

Extent N–S × E–W

0.92 × 1.66 km

Centre

49.9148° N, 7.0535° E

Region

Mosel

Bereich

Bereich Bernkastel

Großlage

Kurfürstlay

Where it is

Nearest town

1.7 km west of Bernkastel-Kues

Nearest city

35 km east of Trier 100,129 people

To the sea

246 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

124–265 m

Mean elevation

194 m

Mean slope

15.1° (27 %)

Steepest tenth

above 23°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 64,425 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

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)89%
• Unconsolidated sediments11%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Kues

Neighbours

• Niederberg-Helden
• Rosenberg
• Weisenstein

Sources

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