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Römerlay

Sub-zone

Römerlay is a named sub-zone of Mosel in Germany. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 3.8 km east of Trier and 43 km east of Luxembourg.

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

Key facts

Type
Großlage
Within
Mosel
Extent N–S × E–W
8.29 × 12.82 km
Centre
49.7564° N, 6.6920° E
Region
Mosel
Bereich
Bereich Bernkastel

Where it is

Nearest town
3.8 km east of Trier
Nearest city
43 km east of Luxembourg 76,684 people
To the sea
239 km
Rivers nearby
Mosel (2.6 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation
128–357 m
Mean elevation
222 m
Mean slope
14.6° (26 %)
Steepest tenth
above 24°
Faces
south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 5,501 elevation cells of about 25 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

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

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Sources

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

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