Côtes du Marmandais

Côtes du Marmandais is an appellation in France, covering 13,401.4 ha across 27 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: mixed 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

13,401.4 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

26.78 × 27.69 km

Centre

44.4582° N, 0.0357° E

Grapes

Abouriou, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cot, Fer, Gamay, Merlot, Muscadelle, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon, Syrah

Max yield

72 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

12 km west of Marmande

Nearest city

65 km south-east of Bordeaux 265,328 people

To the sea

66 km

Rivers nearby

Garonne (7.4 km)

Same latitude

Champlain Valley of New York (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

24–166 m

Mean elevation

92 m

Measured over the whole outline on 50,633 elevation cells of about 54 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Bordeaux (red)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks65%
• Unconsolidated sediments30%

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

Communes · 27

• Beaupuy
• Bouglon
• Cambes
• Castelnau-Sur-Gupie
• Caubon-Saint-Sauveur
• Cocumont
• Escassefort
• Guerin
• Lachapelle
• Lagupie
• Levignac-De-Guyenne
• Marcellus
• Marmande
• Mauvezin-Sur-Gupie
• Meilhan-Sur-Garonne
• Monteton
• Montpouillan
• Peyriere
• Romestaing
• Saint-Avit
• Saint-Geraud
• Saint-Martin-Petit
• Saint-Sauveur-De-Meilhan
• Sainte-Bazeille
• Samazan
• Seyches
• Virazeil

Sources

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