Alsace grand cru Goldert

Alsace grand cru Goldert is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 44.9 ha in Gueberschwihr. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 9.7 km south-west of Colmar and 29 km north of Mulhouse.

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

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin de sélection de grains nobles, Vin de vendanges tardives, Vin tranquille

Protected since

1999-02-19

Area

44.9 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.99 × 0.84 km

Centre

48.0098° N, 7.2810° E

Grapes

Gewürztraminer, Muscat Ottonel, Muscat À Petits Grains Blancs, Muscat À Petits Grains Roses, Pinot Gris, Riesling

Max yield

66 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Colmar

Where it is

Nearest town

9.7 km south-west of Colmar

Nearest city

29 km north of Mulhouse 111,430 people

To the sea

414 km

Same latitude

Puget Sound (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

234–364 m

Mean elevation

282 m

Mean slope

11.6° (21 %)

Steepest tenth

above 23°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 44,620 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)42%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)33%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks22%

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

Communes · 1

• Gueberschwihr

Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)