Sonnenuhr

Sonnenuhr is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Mosel in Germany, covering 58.4 ha in Maring-Noviand. It makes up 2.4% of the Großlage Kurfürstlay. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 5.3 km north-west of Bernkastel-Kues and 32 km north-east of Trier.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Mosel

Area

58.4 ha

Separate plots

4

Extent N–S × E–W

1.77 × 1.41 km

Centre

49.9276° N, 7.0044° E

Region

Mosel

Bereich

Bereich Bernkastel

Großlage

Kurfürstlay

Where it is

Nearest town

5.3 km north-west of Bernkastel-Kues

Nearest city

32 km north-east of Trier 100,129 people

To the sea

242 km

Rivers nearby

Mosel (1.1 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

114–243 m

Mean elevation

169 m

Mean slope

15.2° (27 %)

Steepest tenth

above 25°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 62,756 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

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)100%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Maring-Noviand

Neighbours

• Rosenlay

Sources

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