Schloß Thorner Kupp

Schloß Thorner Kupp is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mosel in Germany, covering 103.2 ha in Kreuzweiler. It makes up 7.5% of the Großlage Gipfel. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 12 km west of Saarburg and 20 km south-east of Luxembourg.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Mosel

Area

103.2 ha

Separate plots

4

Extent N–S × E–W

2.17 × 2.58 km

Centre

49.5560° N, 6.3982° E

Region

Mosel

Bereich

Bereich Obermosel

Großlage

Gipfel

Where it is

Nearest town

12 km west of Saarburg

Nearest city

20 km south-east of Luxembourg 76,684 people

To the sea

242 km

Rivers nearby

Mosel (4.2 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

158–277 m

Mean elevation

221 m

Mean slope

4.4° (8 %)

Steepest tenth

above 7°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 108,303 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

• Mixed sedimentary rocks62%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)38%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Kreuzweiler

Sources

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