Coteaux du Layon premier cru Chaume

Coteaux du Layon premier cru Chaume is a premier cru climat of Coteaux du Layon in France, covering 177.6 ha in Rochefort-Sur-Loire. That is 2.9% of the Coteaux du Layon appellation area. The rules allow white wine, based on Chenin. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 10 km south-west of Bouchemaine and 17 km south-west of Angers.

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

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Coteaux du Layon

Category

Vin de triees successives

Area

177.6 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

2.13 × 1.82 km

Centre

47.3307° N, 0.6396° W

Where it is

Nearest town

10 km south-west of Bouchemaine

Nearest city

17 km south-west of Angers 168,279 people

To the sea

83 km

Rivers nearby

Loire (5.8 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

17–99 m

Mean elevation

71 m

Mean slope

5.4° (9 %)

Steepest tenth

above 11°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 171,879 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)82%
• Basic volcanic rocks (basalt)18%

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

Communes · 1

• Rochefort-Sur-Loire

Sources

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