Schloßberg

Schloßberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mosel in Germany, covering 10.3 ha in Sommerau. It makes up 3.0% of the Großlage --. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 8.2 km south-east of Trier and 31 km north-east of Merzig.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Mosel

Area

10.3 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.27 × 0.52 km

Centre

49.7180° N, 6.7376° E

Region

Mosel

Bereich

Bereich Ruwer

Großlage

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Where it is

Nearest town

8.2 km south-east of Trier

Nearest city

31 km north-east of Merzig 31,118 people

To the sea

244 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

186–293 m

Mean elevation

237 m

Mean slope

23.3° (43 %)

Steepest tenth

above 35°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 10,915 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

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)82%
• Unconsolidated sediments18%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Sommerau

Sources

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