Sonnenberg

Sonnenberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Nahe in Germany, covering 13 ha in Hergenfeld. It makes up 1.5% of the Großlage Pfarrgarten. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks. It lies 9.8 km north-west of Bad Kreuznach and 40 km west of Wiesbaden.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Nahe

Area

13 ha

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

0.48 × 0.67 km

Centre

49.9027° N, 7.7695° E

Region

Nahe

Bereich

Bereich Nahetal

Großlage

Pfarrgarten

Where it is

Nearest town

9.8 km north-west of Bad Kreuznach

Nearest city

40 km west of Wiesbaden 288,850 people

To the sea

323 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

294–320 m

Mean elevation

312 m

Mean slope

6.7° (12 %)

Steepest tenth

above 14°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 13,945 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

• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)79%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)18%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Hergenfeld

Neighbours

• Mönchberg

Sources

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