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Rehbach

Sub-zone

Rehbach is a named sub-zone of Rheinhessen in Germany. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 2.3 km north of Nierstein and 11 km south of Mainz.

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Key facts

Type
Großlage
Within
Rheinhessen
Extent N–S × E–W
2.54 × 1.05 km
Centre
49.8912° N, 8.3370° E
Region
Rheinhessen
Bereich
Bereich Nierstein

Where it is

Nearest town
2.3 km north of Nierstein
Nearest city
11 km south of Mainz 222,889 people
To the sea
357 km
Rivers nearby
Rhine (0.2 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation
83–180 m
Mean elevation
114 m
Mean slope
13.6° (24 %)
Steepest tenth
above 28°
Faces
east

Measured over the whole outline on 82,322 elevation cells of about 3 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 Rehbach · 4

Sources

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

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