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Kurfürstlay

Sub-zone

Kurfürstlay is a named sub-zone of Mosel in Germany. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.1 km west of Bernkastel-Kues and 30 km east of Trier.

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

Key facts

Type
Großlage
Within
Mosel
Separate plots
137
Extent N–S × E–W
8.93 × 12.38 km
Centre
49.8943° N, 6.9983° E
Region
Mosel
Bereich
Bereich Bernkastel

Where it is

Nearest town
6.1 km west of Bernkastel-Kues
Nearest city
30 km east of Trier 100,129 people
To the sea
244 km
Rivers nearby
Mosel (2.5 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation
106–350 m
Mean elevation
185 m
Mean slope
11.1° (20 %)
Steepest tenth
above 22°
Faces
south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 42,950 elevation cells of about 25 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Mosel and German Riesling

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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

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

Inside Kurfürstlay · 43

Wineries · 37

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Sources

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

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