Maximiner Hofgarten

Maximiner Hofgarten is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mosel in Germany, covering 28.5 ha in Kenn. It makes up 3.0% of the Großlage Probstberg. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 3.1 km south-east of Ehrang and 9 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

28.5 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.7 × 0.87 km

Centre

49.8022° N, 6.7364° E

Region

Mosel

Bereich

Bereich Bernkastel

Großlage

Probstberg

Where it is

Nearest town

3.1 km south-east of Ehrang

Nearest city

9 km north-east of Trier 100,129 people

To the sea

238 km

Rivers nearby

Mosel (1.9 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

125–250 m

Mean elevation

199 m

Mean slope

17.1° (31 %)

Steepest tenth

above 32°

Faces

north-west

Measured over the whole outline on 30,243 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 sediments37%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)33%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)29%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Kenn

Neighbours

• Held
• Hirschlay

Sources

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