König Wenzel

König Wenzel is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mittelrhein in Germany, covering 11.1 ha in Rhens. It makes up 7.7% of the Großlage Gedeonseck. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 2.5 km south-west of Lahnstein and 8 km south of Koblenz.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Mittelrhein

Area

11.1 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.47 × 0.75 km

Centre

50.2817° N, 7.5957° E

Region

Mittelrhein

Bereich

Bereich Loreley

Großlage

Gedeonseck

Where it is

Nearest town

2.5 km south-west of Lahnstein

Nearest city

8 km south of Koblenz 107,319 people

To the sea

288 km

Rivers nearby

Rhine (1.7 km) · Ohm (4 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

107–222 m

Mean elevation

153 m

Mean slope

23.9° (44 %)

Steepest tenth

above 31°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 12,184 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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)55%
• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)45%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Rhens

Sources

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