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Sankt Alban

Sub-zone

Sankt Alban is a named sub-zone of Rheinhessen in Germany. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 3.6 km south-east of Nieder-Olm and 9 km south-west of Mainz.

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

Key facts

Type
Großlage
Within
Rheinhessen
Separate plots
44
Extent N–S × E–W
8.58 × 6.54 km
Centre
49.9030° N, 8.2533° E
Region
Rheinhessen
Bereich
Bereich Nierstein

Where it is

Nearest town
3.6 km south-east of Nieder-Olm
Nearest city
9 km south-west of Mainz 222,889 people
To the sea
351 km

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

Terrain

Elevation
84–239 m
Mean elevation
156 m
Mean slope
5.7° (10 %)
Steepest tenth
above 11°
Faces
south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 85,013 elevation cells of about 12 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Mosel and German Riesling

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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

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

Inside Sankt Alban · 27

Wineries · 2

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Sources

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

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