Arbois Pupillin

Arbois Pupillin is a named sub-zone of Arbois in France, covering 207.1 ha in Pupillin. That is 7.8% of the Arbois appellation area. The rules allow white, red and rosé wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 20 km north-west of Champagnole and 45 km south-west of Besançon.

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

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Arbois

Category

Vin de paille, Vin jaune, Vin tranquille

Area

207.1 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

2.06 × 1.72 km

Centre

46.8854° N, 5.7426° E

Where it is

Nearest town

20 km north-west of Champagnole

Nearest city

45 km south-west of Besançon 128,426 people

To the sea

374 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

285–469 m

Mean elevation

367 m

Mean slope

10.3° (18 %)

Steepest tenth

above 17°

Faces

west

Measured over the whole outline on 49,207 elevation cells of about 6 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)100%

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

Communes · 1

• Pupillin

Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)