Pfaffenberg

Pfaffenberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Nahe in Germany, covering 11.1 ha in Burgsponheim, Sponheim. It makes up 0.9% of the Großlage Rosengarten. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.1 km north-east of Bad Sobernheim and 12 km west of Bad Kreuznach.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Nahe

Area

11.1 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.34 × 0.61 km

Centre

49.8322° N, 7.6989° E

Region

Nahe

Bereich

Bereich Nahetal

Großlage

Rosengarten

Where it is

Nearest town

6.1 km north-east of Bad Sobernheim

Nearest city

12 km west of Bad Kreuznach 43,213 people

To the sea

324 km

Rivers nearby

Glan (4.4 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

211–301 m

Mean elevation

265 m

Mean slope

16.8° (30 %)

Steepest tenth

above 27°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 11,842 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)60%
• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)38%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Burgsponheim, Sponheim

Neighbours

• Höllenpfad

Sources

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