Sonnenlay

Sonnenlay is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mittelrhein in Germany, covering 17.5 ha in Rhens. It makes up 12.1% of the Großlage Gedeonseck. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 3.2 km south of Lahnstein and 9 km south of Koblenz.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Mittelrhein

Area

17.5 ha

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

1.59 × 0.9 km

Centre

50.2716° N, 7.6091° E

Region

Mittelrhein

Bereich

Bereich Loreley

Großlage

Gedeonseck

Where it is

Nearest town

3.2 km south of Lahnstein

Nearest city

9 km south of Koblenz 107,319 people

To the sea

290 km

Rivers nearby

Rhine (1.7 km) · Ohm (5.1 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

97–219 m

Mean elevation

152 m

Mean slope

22.7° (42 %)

Steepest tenth

above 32°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 19,372 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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)85%
• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)15%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Rhens

Sources

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