Kirchlay

Kirchlay is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mosel in Germany, covering 20.2 ha in Osann. It makes up 0.8% of the Großlage Kurfürstlay. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 8.6 km south-east of Wittlich and 30 km north-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

20.2 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.24 × 1.4 km

Centre

49.9244° N, 6.9659° E

Region

Mosel

Bereich

Bereich Bernkastel

Großlage

Kurfürstlay

Where it is

Nearest town

8.6 km south-east of Wittlich

Nearest city

30 km north-east of Trier 100,129 people

To the sea

240 km

Rivers nearby

Mosel (1.8 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

209–260 m

Mean elevation

238 m

Mean slope

11.5° (20 %)

Steepest tenth

above 16°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 21,527 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

• Unconsolidated sediments82%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)18%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Osann

Neighbours

• Rosenberg
• Römerpfad

Sources

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