Sonnenberg

Sonnenberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Pfalz in Germany, covering 145.1 ha in Ilbesheim, Leinsweiler. It makes up 4.7% of the Großlage Herrlich. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 6.5 km west of Landau in der Pfalz and 20 km south-west of Neustadt an der Weinstraße.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Pfalz

Area

145.1 ha

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

2.11 × 2.28 km

Centre

49.1801° N, 8.0313° E

Region

Pfalz

Bereich

Ber. Südl. Weinstraße

Großlage

Herrlich

Where it is

Nearest town

6.5 km west of Landau in der Pfalz

Nearest city

20 km south-west of Neustadt an der Weinstraße 53,984 people

To the sea

391 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

215–345 m

Mean elevation

265 m

Mean slope

7.8° (14 %)

Steepest tenth

above 13°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 150,408 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 sediments80%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)20%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Ilbesheim, Leinsweiler

Neighbours

• Hasen
• Rittersberg
• Seligmacher

Sources

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