Alsace grand cru Moenchberg

Alsace grand cru Moenchberg is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 11.3 ha in Andlau and Eichhoffen. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 2.9 km south-west of Barr and 32 km south-west of Strasbourg.

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

11.3 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.37 × 0.72 km

Centre

48.3830° N, 7.4349° 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

2.9 km south-west of Barr

Nearest city

32 km south-west of Strasbourg 274,845 people

To the sea

435 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

220–261 m

Mean elevation

242 m

Mean slope

8.1° (14 %)

Steepest tenth

above 12°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 11,356 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)35%
• Acid plutonic rocks (granite)30%
• Unconsolidated sediments27%

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

Communes · 2

• Andlau
• Eichhoffen

Sources

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