Am Gaisberg

Am Gaisberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Pfalz in Germany, covering 356.9 ha in Herxheimweyher. It makes up 11.4% of the Großlage Herrlich. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 5.3 km south-west of Bellheim and 11 km south-east of Landau in der Pfalz.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Pfalz

Area

356.9 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

4.36 × 1.59 km

Centre

49.1532° N, 8.2544° E

Region

Pfalz

Bereich

Ber. Südl. Weinstraße

Großlage

Herrlich

Where it is

Nearest town

5.3 km south-west of Bellheim

Nearest city

11 km south-east of Landau in der Pfalz 41,612 people

To the sea

405 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

112–142 m

Mean elevation

125 m

Mean slope

1.3° (2 %)

Steepest tenth

above 2°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 92,026 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 sediments65%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks35%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Herxheimweyher

Neighbours

• Gollenberg

Sources

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