Hochbenn

Hochbenn is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Pfalz in Germany, covering 62 ha in Bad Dürkheim. It makes up 59.7% of the Großlage Hochmeß. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 1.6 km north of Bad Dürkheim and 14 km north of Neustadt an der Weinstraße.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Pfalz

Area

62 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

1.63 × 0.77 km

Centre

49.4751° N, 8.1652° E

Region

Pfalz

Bereich

Ber. Mittelhaardt/Dt. Weinstraße

Großlage

Hochmeß

Where it is

Nearest town

1.6 km north of Bad Dürkheim

Nearest city

14 km north of Neustadt an der Weinstraße 53,984 people

To the sea

376 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

126–190 m

Mean elevation

158 m

Mean slope

5.2° (9 %)

Steepest tenth

above 8°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 64,879 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

• Unconsolidated sediments51%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)36%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks13%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Bad Dürkheim

Neighbours

• Annaberg
• Rittergarten
• Steinberg

Sources

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