Palmenstein

Palmenstein is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Rheinhessen in Germany, covering 44.3 ha in Sponsheim. It makes up 1.0% of the Großlage St. Rochuskapelle. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 5 km south of Bingen am Rhein and 10 km north-east of Bad Kreuznach.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Rheinhessen

Area

44.3 ha

Separate plots

5

Extent N–S × E–W

0.91 × 1.04 km

Centre

49.9245° N, 7.9247° E

Region

Rheinhessen

Bereich

Bereich Bingen

Großlage

St. Rochuskapelle

Where it is

Nearest town

5 km south of Bingen am Rhein

Nearest city

10 km north-east of Bad Kreuznach 43,213 people

To the sea

331 km

Rivers nearby

Glan (1.5 km) · Rhine (5.5 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

85–102 m

Mean elevation

97 m

Mean slope

1.8° (3 %)

Steepest tenth

above 5°

Faces

west

Measured over the whole outline on 47,486 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 sediments100%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Sponsheim

Neighbours

• Schelmenstück

Sources

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