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Schwarzlay

Sub-zone

Schwarzlay is a named sub-zone of Mosel in Germany. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks.

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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
Separate plots
89
Extent N–S × E–W
10.67 × 25.63 km
Centre
49.9858° N, 7.1384° E
Region
Mosel
Bereich
Bereich Bernkastel

Where it is

Nearest town
4.2 km north-east of Traben-Trarbach
Nearest city
52 km south-west of Koblenz 107,319 people
To the sea
246 km
Rivers nearby
Mosel (1.3 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation
94–333 m
Mean elevation
172 m

Measured over the whole outline on 7,518 elevation cells of about 49 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.

Inside Schwarzlay · 50

Wineries · 41

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Sources

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

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