Weißes Kreuz

Weißes Kreuz is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mittelrhein in Germany, covering 0.5 ha in Leubsdorf. It makes up 0.2% of the Großlage Burg Hammerstein. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks. It lies 2.8 km east of Sinzig and 18 km north-west of Neuwied.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Mittelrhein

Area

0.5 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.12 × 0.08 km

Centre

50.5497° N, 7.2850° E

Region

Mittelrhein

Bereich

Bereich Loreley

Großlage

Burg Hammerstein

Where it is

Nearest town

2.8 km east of Sinzig

Nearest city

18 km north-west of Neuwied 66,805 people

To the sea

254 km

Rivers nearby

Rhine (0.2 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

61–105 m

Mean elevation

78 m

Mean slope

36.2° (73 %)

Steepest tenth

above 60°

Faces

west

Measured over the whole outline on 565 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)98%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Leubsdorf

Sources

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