Mörstadt in Rheinhessen
Mörstadt is a municipality in the district of Alzey-Worms in Rhineland-Palatinate. The municipal area covers 5.62 km². Mörstadt belongs to the wine-growing region of Rheinhessen and lies in the Wonnegau.
Historical background
In 763, Mörstadt was mentioned as “Merstadt”, when the Lorsch monastery received vineyards, fields and meadows there as a donation. Archaeological finds provide evidence of settlement activities dating back to the Bronze Age as well as to the Roman and Frankish periods.
Vineyard sites and soils
The single vineyard sites Katzebuckel and Nonnengarten lie in the Mörstadt cadastral area and belong to the Burg Rodenstein region in Rheinhessen. The Katzebuckel is located at an elevation of 119 to 157 metres and faces north. Its soils consist of loess-derived Pararendzina and sand-derived Rigosol, which are described as calcareous aeolian deposits from the ice ages. The Nonnengarten is also situated at 119 to 157 metres and has north- and south-facing exposures. Here, deep, calcareous, silty clay soils occur from loess-derived Pararendzina with a high capacity for water storage available to plants.
Cultivation and wine law
The 2024 vineyard directory records planted vineyard area of 55.2 hectares for the Katzebuckel and 66.8 hectares for the Nonnengarten. On the Katzebuckel, Schwarzriesling is documented; on the Nonnengarten, Burgunder varieties including Chardonnay are grown. Both sites are registered as single vineyard sites. Mörstadt lies within the delimited geographical area of the protected designation of origin “Rheinhessen”.
