Kirchberg

Kirchberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mosel in Germany, covering 10.9 ha in Könen. It makes up 0.6% of the Großlage Scharzberg. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 3.9 km south-west of Konz and 11 km south-west of Trier.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Mosel

Area

10.9 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.67 × 0.4 km

Centre

49.6685° N, 6.5546° E

Region

Mosel

Bereich

Bereich Saar

Großlage

Scharzberg

Where it is

Nearest town

3.9 km south-west of Konz

Nearest city

11 km south-west of Trier 100,129 people

To the sea

240 km

Rivers nearby

Saar (1.8 km) · Mosel (4.6 km) · Sauer (5.8 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

133–252 m

Mean elevation

181 m

Mean slope

26.9° (51 %)

Steepest tenth

above 37°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 11,782 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)78%
• Unconsolidated sediments22%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Könen

Neighbours

• Fels
• Liebfrauenberg

Sources

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