Alsace grand cru Kaefferkopf

Alsace grand cru Kaefferkopf is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 73.7 ha in Ammerschwihr. The rules allow white wine, based on Gewürztraminer. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks. It lies 7.9 km north-west of Colmar and 45 km north-west of Freiburg.

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

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

2011-12-16

Area

73.7 ha

Separate plots

4

Extent N–S × E–W

2.45 × 1.35 km

Centre

48.1289° N, 7.2767° E

Grapes

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

Max yield

66 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Colmar

Where it is

Nearest town

7.9 km north-west of Colmar

Nearest city

45 km north-west of Freiburg 237,460 people

To the sea

427 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

234–370 m

Mean elevation

273 m

Mean slope

10.3° (18 %)

Steepest tenth

above 17°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 73,885 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)72%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)25%

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

Communes · 1

• Ammerschwihr

Neighbours

• Alsace grand cru Wineck-Schlossberg

Sources

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