Lay

Lay is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mosel in Germany, covering 15.5 ha in Wittlich. It makes up 1.0% of the Großlage Schwarzlay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 2.4 km north of Wittlich and 33 km north-east 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

15.5 ha

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

1.01 × 1.01 km

Centre

50.0057° N, 6.8782° E

Region

Mosel

Bereich

Bereich Bernkastel

Großlage

Schwarzlay

Where it is

Nearest town

2.4 km north of Wittlich

Nearest city

33 km north-east of Trier 100,129 people

To the sea

230 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

190–276 m

Mean elevation

235 m

Mean slope

12.6° (22 %)

Steepest tenth

above 18°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 16,877 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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)73%
• Unconsolidated sediments17%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)10%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Wittlich

Sources

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