Rothenberg

Rothenberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Rheinhessen in Germany, covering 30 ha in Nackenheim. It makes up 3.0% of the Großlage Spiegelberg. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 4.1 km north of Nierstein and 10 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

30 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

1.84 × 0.65 km

Centre

49.9062° N, 8.3445° E

Region

Rheinhessen

Bereich

Bereich Nierstein

Großlage

Spiegelberg

Where it is

Nearest town

4.1 km north of Nierstein

Nearest city

10 km south of Mainz 222,889 people

To the sea

356 km

Rivers nearby

Rhine (0.2 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

85–161 m

Mean elevation

117 m

Mean slope

18.4° (33 %)

Steepest tenth

above 32°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 32,338 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 sediments55%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)45%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Nackenheim

Neighbours

• Engelsberg
• Pettenthal
• Rosenberg

Sources

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