Coteaux du Giennois

Coteaux du Giennois is an appellation in France, covering 791.9 ha across 14 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Gamay, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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

791.9 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

34.49 × 27.91 km

Centre

47.4034° N, 2.9699° E

Grapes

Gamay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon

Max yield

75 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,700 vines/ha

INAO office

Tours

Where it is

Nearest town

3.5 km south-east of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

Nearest city

56 km north-east of Bourges 67,987 people

To the sea

324 km

Rivers nearby

Loire (3.6 km)

Same latitude

Rocky Reach (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

130–251 m

Mean elevation

186 m

Measured over the whole outline on 3,636 elevation cells of about 52 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)78%
• Unconsolidated sediments11%

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

Communes · 14

• Alligny-Cosne
• Beaulieu-Sur-Loire
• Bonny-Sur-Loire
• Briare
• Cosne-Cours-Sur-Loire
• Gien
• La Celle-Sur-Loire
• Myennes
• Neuvy-Sur-Loire
• Ousson-Sur-Loire
• Pougny
• Saint-Loup
• Saint-Pere
• Thou

Wineries · 2

• Cave du Clos des Cortillaux
• Domaine Couet Fontaine

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Sources

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