Germany · g.U. (PDO)
Mittelrhein
Wine region
Mittelrhein is a wine region in Germany across 51 communes. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks.
Steep slate terraces in the Rhine gorge between Bingen and Bonn, part of the UNESCO Upper Middle Rhine Valley.
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Key facts Type g.U. (PDO) Category Quality Sparkling Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 94,946 ha registered outline Separate plots 7 Extent N–S × E–W 87.6 × 60.36 km Centre 50.6795° N, 7.1986° E Grapes Auxerrois, Bacchus, Blauer Frühburgunder, Blauer Limberger, Blauer Portugieser, Blauer Spätburgunder, Cabernet Dorsa, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Dakapo, Deckrot, Domina, Dornfelder, Dunkelfelder, Ehrenbreitsteiner, Ehrenfelser, Faberrebe, Findling, Freisamer, Früher Malingre, Früher Roter Malvasier, Gelber Muskateller, Grüner Silvaner, Grüner Veltliner, Helfensteiner, Helios, Heroldrebe, Huxelrebe, Johanniter, Kanzler, Kerner, Morio Muskat, Muskat Ottonel, Müller Thurgau, Nobling, Ortega, Osteiner, Perle, Phoenix, Regent, Reichensteiner, Rieslaner, Rotberger, Roter Elbling, Roter Gutedel, Roter Traminer, Ruländer, Saint Laurent, Sauvignon Blanc, Scheurebe, Schönburger, Siegerrebe, Solaris, Weißer Burgunder, Weißer Elbling, Weißer Gutedel, Weißer Riesling, Würzer Other grapes Optima Max yield 105 hl/ha Where it is Nearest town next to Königswinter Nearest city 9 km south-east of Bonn 330,579 people To the sea 242 km Rivers nearby Rhine (0.6 km) Same latitude Thompson Valley (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 44–606 m Mean elevation 220 m Measured over the whole outline on 25,840 elevation cells of about 195 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Vintages: Mosel and German Riesling 5 05
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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 Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)38% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)21% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)20% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 51 Show all 51 Bacharach Bad Ems Bad Honnef Bad Hönningen Bonn Boppard Bornich Braubach Breitscheid Brey Damscheid Dattenberg Dausenau Dörscheid Fachbach Filsen Hammerstein Kamp-Bornhofen Kasbach-Ohlenberg Kaub Kestert Koblenz Königswinter Lahnstein Langscheid Leubsdorf Leutesdorf Linz Am Rhein Manubach Nassau Niederburg Niederheimbach Nochern Oberdiebach Oberheimbach Obernhof Oberwesel Osterspai Patersberg Perscheid Rheinbreitbach Rheinbrohl Rhens Sankt Goar Sankt Goarshausen Spay Trechtingshausen Unkel Urbar Vallendar Weinähr Inside Mittelrhein · 105
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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