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Côte roannaise

Appellation

Côte roannaise is an appellation in France, covering 1,828.1 ha across 14 communes. The rules allow red and rosé wine, based on Gamay. Regional bedrock: acid plutonic rocks.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
1,828.1 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
27.44 × 14.72 km
Centre
46.0412° N, 3.9198° E
Grapes
Gamay
Max yield
66 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,500 vines/ha
INAO office
Tours

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km west of Roanne
Nearest city
79 km north-west of Lyon 520,774 people
To the sea
277 km
Rivers nearby
Loire (10 km)
Same latitude
Horse Heaven Hills (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
298–605 m
Mean elevation
430 m

Measured over the whole outline on 8,480 elevation cells of about 53 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Côte Roannaise Red
Gamay
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Côte Roannaise Rosé
Gamay
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 14

Wineries · 2

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Sources

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

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