Alsace grand cru Pfersigberg

Alsace grand cru Pfersigberg is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 71.4 ha in Eguisheim and Wettolsheim. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 3 km south of Wintzenheim and 6 km south-west 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

71.4 ha

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

1.73 × 1.25 km

Centre

48.0461° N, 7.2926° 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

3 km south of Wintzenheim

Nearest city

6 km south-west of Colmar 65,405 people

To the sea

418 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

222–348 m

Mean elevation

283 m

Mean slope

8.1° (14 %)

Steepest tenth

above 13°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 18,182 elevation cells of about 6 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks59%
• Acid plutonic rocks (granite)16%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)14%

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

Communes · 2

• Eguisheim
• Wettolsheim

Neighbours

• Alsace grand cru Eichberg

Sources

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