Bandol

Bandol is an appellation in France, covering 9,630.1 ha across 8 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 5.4 km east of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer and 12 km north-west of La Seyne-sur-Mer.

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

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

9,630.1 ha

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

15.21 × 14.08 km

Centre

43.1805° N, 5.7673° E

Grapes

Bourboulenc, Carignan, Cinsaut, Clairette, Grenache, Marsanne, Mourvèdre, Sauvignon, Semillon, Syrah, Ugni Blanc, Vermentino

Max yield

40 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

INAO office

La Valette du Var

Where it is

Nearest town

5.4 km east of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer

Nearest city

12 km north-west of La Seyne-sur-Mer 62,330 people

To the sea

5.4 km

Same latitude

Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), Niagara Escarpment (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–463 m

Mean elevation

142 m

Mean slope

9.9° (17 %)

Steepest tenth

above 19°

Faces

several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 121,456 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)77%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks14%

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

Communes · 8

• Bandol
• Evenos
• La Cadiere-D'Azur
• Le Beausset
• Le Castellet
• Ollioules
• Saint-Cyr-Sur-Mer
• Sanary-Sur-Mer

Wineries · 4

• Domaine de la Garenne
• Domaine des Baguiers
• Domaine du Moutin
• Moulin de la Roque Bandol

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Sources

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