Morstein

Morstein is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Rheinhessen in Germany, covering 179.1 ha in Westhofen. It makes up 6.6% of the Großlage Bergkloster. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 8.5 km south-east of Alzey and 13 km north-west of Worms.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Rheinhessen

Area

179.1 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

2.01 × 2.12 km

Centre

49.7090° N, 8.2188° E

Region

Rheinhessen

Bereich

Bereich Wonnegau

Großlage

Bergkloster

Where it is

Nearest town

8.5 km south-east of Alzey

Nearest city

13 km north-west of Worms 81,099 people

To the sea

362 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

144–278 m

Mean elevation

203 m

Mean slope

4.8° (8 %)

Steepest tenth

above 8°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 188,418 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

• Mixed sedimentary rocks100%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Westhofen

Neighbours

• Brunnenhäuschen
• Höllenbrand
• Sommerwende
• Steingrube

Sources

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