Kirchenstück is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Pfalz in Germany, covering 3.6 ha in Forst. It makes up 0.8% of the Großlage Mariengarten. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 4 km south of Bad Dürkheim and 9 km north-east of Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Forster Kirchenstück: small site behind the church of Forst, often ranked as the finest in the Pfalz. Basalt, limestone and sandstone in a warm, sheltered spot.
9 km north-east of Neustadt an der Weinstraße 53,984 people
To the sea
380 km
Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain
Elevation
118–143 m
Mean elevation
129 m
Mean slope
5.6° (10 %)
Steepest tenth
above 7°
Faces
east
Measured over the whole outline on 3,785 elevation cells of about 3 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
Mixed sedimentary rocks75%
Unconsolidated sediments25%
Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.