St. Martins-Kreuz

St. Martins-Kreuz is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Pfalz in Germany, covering 7.4 ha in Mertesheim. It makes up 0.9% of the Großlage Höllenpfad. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 2.1 km north-west of Grünstadt and 17 km west of Worms.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Pfalz

Area

7.4 ha

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

0.46 × 0.82 km

Centre

49.5725° N, 8.1381° E

Region

Pfalz

Bereich

Ber. Mittelhaardt/Dt. Weinstraße

Großlage

Höllenpfad

Where it is

Nearest town

2.1 km north-west of Grünstadt

Nearest city

17 km west of Worms 81,099 people

To the sea

367 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

153–221 m

Mean elevation

175 m

Mean slope

11.8° (21 %)

Steepest tenth

above 20°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 7,823 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

• Unconsolidated sediments83%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks17%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Mertesheim

Sources

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