Alsace grand cru Altenberg de Bergheim

Alsace grand cru Altenberg de Bergheim is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 33.9 ha in Bergheim. The rules allow white wine, based on Riesling. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 9 km south-west of Sélestat and 14 km north of Colmar.

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

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin de sélection de grains nobles, Vin de vendanges tardives, Vin tranquille

Protected since

1999-02-19

Area

33.9 ha

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

0.58 × 0.92 km

Centre

48.2104° N, 7.3544° E

Grapes

Chasselas, Gewürztraminer, Muscat Ottonel, Muscat À Petits Grains Blancs, Muscat À Petits Grains Roses, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling

Max yield

66 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Colmar

Where it is

Nearest town

9 km south-west of Sélestat

Nearest city

14 km north of Colmar 65,405 people

To the sea

434 km

Same latitude

Puget Sound (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

222–329 m

Mean elevation

264 m

Mean slope

11.0° (19 %)

Steepest tenth

above 16°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 33,792 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)88%

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

Communes · 1

• Bergheim

Neighbours

• Alsace grand cru Kanzlerberg

Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)