Hipping

Hipping is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Rheinhessen in Germany, covering 33.3 ha in Nierstein. It makes up 43.1% of the Großlage Rehbach. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 1.6 km north of Nierstein and 12 km south of Mainz.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Rheinhessen

Area

33.3 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.96 × 0.56 km

Centre

49.8843° N, 8.3358° E

Region

Rheinhessen

Bereich

Bereich Nierstein

Großlage

Rehbach

Where it is

Nearest town

1.6 km north of Nierstein

Nearest city

12 km south of Mainz 222,889 people

To the sea

357 km

Rivers nearby

Rhine (0.6 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

84–180 m

Mean elevation

117 m

Mean slope

12.7° (23 %)

Steepest tenth

above 28°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 35,572 elevation cells of about 3 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

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)65%
• Unconsolidated sediments31%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Nierstein

Neighbours

• Brudersberg
• Goldene Luft
• Klostergarten
• Kranzberg
• Pettenthal
• Zehnmorgen
• Ölberg

Sources

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