Äffchen

Äffchen is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Rheinhessen in Germany, covering 201.4 ha in Wöllstein. It makes up 6.2% of the Großlage Rheingrafenstein. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 6.4 km south-east of Bad Kreuznach and 37 km south-west of Wiesbaden.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Rheinhessen

Area

201.4 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

2.19 × 2.16 km

Centre

49.8175° N, 7.9478° E

Region

Rheinhessen

Bereich

Bereich Bingen

Großlage

Rheingrafenstein

Where it is

Nearest town

6.4 km south-east of Bad Kreuznach

Nearest city

37 km south-west of Wiesbaden 288,850 people

To the sea

339 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

134–203 m

Mean elevation

171 m

Mean slope

4.2° (7 %)

Steepest tenth

above 8°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 53,530 elevation cells of about 6 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Mosel and German Riesling

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments98%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Wöllstein

Neighbours

• Alte Römerstraße
• Hölle
• Mönchberg
• Sternberg

Sources

Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbergslagen (dl-de/by-2-0)