Clairette du Languedoc Cabrières

Clairette du Languedoc Cabrières is a named sub-zone of Clairette du Languedoc in France, covering 2,794.7 ha in Cabrieres. That is 33.1% of the Clairette du Languedoc appellation area. The rules allow white wine, based on Clairette. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 15 km north of Pézenas and 29 km north-east of Béziers.

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

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Clairette du Languedoc

Category

Vin de liqueur, Vin tranquille

Area

2,794.7 ha

Separate plots

286

Extent N–S × E–W

6.64 × 6.69 km

Centre

43.5824° N, 3.3415° E

Where it is

Nearest town

15 km north of Pézenas

Nearest city

29 km north-east of Béziers 74,081 people

To the sea

33 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

79–478 m

Mean elevation

223 m

Mean slope

15.7° (28 %)

Steepest tenth

above 25°

Faces

several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 145,913 elevation cells of about 14 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)69%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)31%

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

Communes · 1

• Cabrieres

Wineries · 1

• Le Clos du Temple

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Sources

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