Vogelsang

Vogelsang is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Nahe in Germany, covering 26.2 ha in Merxheim. It makes up 2.0% of the Großlage Paradiesgarten. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.4 km east of Kirn and 24 km west of Bad Kreuznach.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Nahe

Area

26.2 ha

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

0.85 × 1.23 km

Centre

49.7903° N, 7.5466° E

Region

Nahe

Bereich

Bereich Nahetal

Großlage

Paradiesgarten

Where it is

Nearest town

6.4 km east of Kirn

Nearest city

24 km west of Bad Kreuznach 43,213 people

To the sea

319 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

189–293 m

Mean elevation

243 m

Mean slope

15.3° (27 %)

Steepest tenth

above 25°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 27,990 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)87%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Merxheim

Sources

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