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Coteaux du Vendômois

Appellation

Coteaux du Vendômois is an appellation in France, covering 2,760.9 ha across 26 communes. The rules allow rosé, red and white wine, based on Pineau D'Aunis and Chenin. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
2,760.9 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
13.94 × 33.26 km
Centre
47.7406° N, 0.6800° E
Grapes
Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Chenin, Gamay, Pineau D'Aunis, Pinot Noir
Max yield
66 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,500 vines/ha
INAO office
Tours

Where it is

Nearest town
24 km north-west of Château-Renault
Nearest city
46 km south-east of Le Mans 144,515 people
To the sea
185 km
Rivers nearby
Conie (3.6 km)
Same latitude
Rocky Reach (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
61–144 m
Mean elevation
116 m

Measured over the whole outline on 3,736 elevation cells of about 103 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Coteaux du Vendômois Rosé
Pineau D'Aunis
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Coteaux du Vendômois Red
Pineau D'Aunis
max 61 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Coteaux du Vendômois White
Chenin
max 61 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 · 26

Sources

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

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