Cérons

Cérons is an appellation in France, covering 1,817.7 ha in Cerons, Illats and Podensac. The rules allow white wine, based on Muscadelle, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris and Semillon. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 12 km north-west of Langon and 30 km south-east of Bordeaux.

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

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin de triees successives

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

1,817.7 ha

Separate plots

5

Extent N–S × E–W

9.39 × 6.34 km

Centre

44.6267° N, 0.3555° W

Grapes

Muscadelle, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon

Max yield

44 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

12 km north-west of Langon

Nearest city

30 km south-east of Bordeaux 265,328 people

To the sea

33 km

Rivers nearby

Garonne (2.7 km)

Same latitude

Willamette Valley (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

5–60 m

Mean elevation

25 m

Mean slope

1.2° (2 %)

Steepest tenth

above 2°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 25,928 elevation cells of about 27 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Bordeaux (red)

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

• Unconsolidated sediments88%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks12%

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

Communes · 3

• Cerons
• Illats
• Podensac

Wineries · 1

• Du Seuil

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Sources

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