Morgenbachtaler

Morgenbachtaler is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mittelrhein in Germany, covering 262.2 ha in Trechtingshausen. It makes up 54.1% of the Großlage Schloß Reichenstein. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks. It lies 4.7 km north-west of Bingen am Rhein and 18 km north of Bad Kreuznach.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Mittelrhein

Area

262.2 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

3.91 × 2.31 km

Centre

49.9999° N, 7.8576° E

Region

Mittelrhein

Bereich

Bereich Loreley

Großlage

Schloß Reichenstein

Where it is

Nearest town

4.7 km north-west of Bingen am Rhein

Nearest city

18 km north of Bad Kreuznach 43,213 people

To the sea

322 km

Rivers nearby

Rhine (0 km) · Glan (3.3 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

73–279 m

Mean elevation

130 m

Mean slope

13.1° (23 %)

Steepest tenth

above 32°

Faces

north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 279,510 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

• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)100%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Trechtingshausen

Sources

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