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Schwarze Katz

Sub-zone

Schwarze Katz is a named sub-zone of Mosel in Germany. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 8 km north-east of Traben-Trarbach and 48 km south-west of Koblenz.

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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
61
Extent N–S × E–W
6.85 × 5.27 km
Centre
50.0040° N, 7.1904° E
Region
Mosel
Bereich
Bereich Burg Cochem

Where it is

Nearest town
8 km north-east of Traben-Trarbach
Nearest city
48 km south-west of Koblenz 107,319 people
To the sea
248 km
Rivers nearby
Mosel (2.1 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation
93–409 m
Mean elevation
205 m
Mean slope
21.2° (39 %)
Steepest tenth
above 32°
Faces
several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 52,384 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 Schwarze Katz · 16

Wineries · 9

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Sources

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

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