Schloß Hohneck

Schloß Hohneck is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mittelrhein in Germany, covering 17.8 ha in Niederheimbach. It makes up 3.7% of the Großlage Schloß Reichenstein. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 9.4 km north-west of Bingen am Rhein and 21 km north of Bad Kreuznach.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Mittelrhein

Area

17.8 ha

Separate plots

4

Extent N–S × E–W

0.68 × 0.67 km

Centre

50.0291° N, 7.8112° E

Region

Mittelrhein

Bereich

Bereich Loreley

Großlage

Schloß Reichenstein

Where it is

Nearest town

9.4 km north-west of Bingen am Rhein

Nearest city

21 km north of Bad Kreuznach 43,213 people

To the sea

317 km

Rivers nearby

Rhine (0.3 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

94–221 m

Mean elevation

171 m

Mean slope

17.5° (32 %)

Steepest tenth

above 27°

Faces

north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 19,417 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)72%
• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)28%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Niederheimbach

Neighbours

• Reifersley
• Soonecker Schloßberg

Sources

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