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Anjou

Appellation

Anjou is an appellation in France, covering 36,200.7 ha across 85 communes. The rules allow rosé, white and red wine. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin mousseux, Vin primeur, Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
36,200.7 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
77.45 × 107.92 km
Centre
47.2524° N, 0.4340° W
Grapes
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin, Cot, Gamay, Grolleau Gris, Grolleau, Pineau D'Aunis, Sauvignon
Max yield
76 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,000 vines/ha
INAO office
Angers

Where it is

Nearest town
14 km north-west of Doué-la-Fontaine
Nearest city
26 km south of Angers 168,279 people
To the sea
116 km
Rivers nearby
Loire (18 km) · Conie (22 km)
Same latitude
Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation
-1–130 m
Mean elevation
66 m

Measured over the whole outline on 13,507 elevation cells of about 207 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Anjou Rosé · Quality Sparkling Wine
Cabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonGamayGrolleau GrisGrolleauPineau D'Aunis
max 76 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Anjou White · Quality Sparkling Wine
Chenin
max 76 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Anjou Red
Cabernet FrancCabernet Sauvignon
max 65 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Anjou Gamay Red
Gamay
max 72 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Anjou White
Chenin
max 65 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Cabernet d’Anjou Rosé
Cabernet FrancCabernet Sauvignon
max 69 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Rosé d’Anjou Rosé
Cabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonCotGamayGrolleau GrisGrolleauPineau D'Aunis
max 75 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 85

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Wineries · 54

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)

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