Alsace grand cru Steinklotz

Alsace grand cru Steinklotz is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 40.9 ha in Marlenheim. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 3.3 km south-east of Wasselonne and 20 km north-west of Strasbourg.

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

40.9 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.73 × 1.18 km

Centre

48.6257° N, 7.4859° 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

3.3 km south-east of Wasselonne

Nearest city

20 km north-west of Strasbourg 274,845 people

To the sea

372 km

Same latitude

Vancouver Island (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

195–312 m

Mean elevation

250 m

Mean slope

11.5° (20 %)

Steepest tenth

above 16°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 41,239 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)87%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks13%

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

Communes · 1

• Marlenheim

Sources

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