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Scharzberg

Sub-zone

Scharzberg is a named sub-zone of Mosel in Germany. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 8.2 km south of Trier and 27 km north of Merzig.

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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
Mosel
Separate plots
204
Extent N–S × E–W
16.39 × 11.05 km
Centre
49.6822° N, 6.6514° E
Region
Mosel
Bereich
Bereich Saar

Where it is

Nearest town
8.2 km south of Trier
Nearest city
27 km north of Merzig 31,118 people
To the sea
243 km
Rivers nearby
Mosel (4.9 km) · Saar (5.3 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation
131–431 m
Mean elevation
237 m
Mean slope
14.8° (26 %)
Steepest tenth
above 26°
Faces
south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 31,844 elevation cells of about 25 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 Scharzberg · 66

Wineries · 5

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Sources

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

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