Alsace grand cru Spiegel

Alsace grand cru Spiegel is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 17.4 ha in Bergholtz and Guebwiller. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 2.8 km east of Guebwiller and 20 km north of Mulhouse.

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

17.4 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.98 × 0.47 km

Centre

47.9212° N, 7.2370° 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

2.8 km east of Guebwiller

Nearest city

20 km north of Mulhouse 111,430 people

To the sea

405 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

260–306 m

Mean elevation

287 m

Mean slope

8.1° (14 %)

Steepest tenth

above 12°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 17,331 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)35%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks30%
• Acid volcanic rocks25%

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

Communes · 2

• Bergholtz
• Guebwiller

Neighbours

• Alsace grand cru Kessler

Sources

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