Wetterkreuz

Wetterkreuz is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Nahe in Germany, covering 14.8 ha in Braunweiler. It makes up 1.2% of the Großlage Rosengarten. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 9.8 km north-west of Bad Kreuznach and 43 km west of Wiesbaden.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Nahe

Area

14.8 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.39 × 0.6 km

Centre

49.8703° N, 7.7386° E

Region

Nahe

Bereich

Bereich Nahetal

Großlage

Rosengarten

Where it is

Nearest town

9.8 km north-west of Bad Kreuznach

Nearest city

43 km west of Wiesbaden 288,850 people

To the sea

324 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

256–290 m

Mean elevation

276 m

Mean slope

3.7° (6 %)

Steepest tenth

above 6°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 15,747 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)62%
• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)28%
• Unconsolidated sediments10%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Braunweiler

Sources

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