Ölberg

Ölberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Rheinhessen in Germany, covering 68 ha in Nierstein. It makes up 39.3% of the Großlage Auflangen. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies next to Nierstein and 12 km south of Mainz.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Rheinhessen

Area

68 ha

Separate plots

6

Extent N–S × E–W

1.53 × 1.33 km

Centre

49.8757° N, 8.3311° E

Region

Rheinhessen

Bereich

Bereich Nierstein

Großlage

Auflangen

Where it is

Nearest town

next to Nierstein

Nearest city

12 km south of Mainz 222,889 people

To the sea

357 km

Rivers nearby

Rhine (1.3 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

87–193 m

Mean elevation

141 m

Mean slope

9.5° (17 %)

Steepest tenth

above 22°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 72,617 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)44%
• Unconsolidated sediments37%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks19%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Nierstein

Neighbours

• Findling
• Heiligenbaum
• Hipping
• Kirchplatte
• Klostergarten
• Kranzberg

Sources

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