France · AOC
Cour-Cheverny
Appellation
Cour-Cheverny is an appellation in France, covering 4,131.1 ha across 11 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Romorantin. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 7.4 km east of Vineuil and 11 km east of Blois.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin tranquille Protected since 1996-11-15 Area 4,131.1 ha Extent N–S × E–W 20.85 × 13.09 km Centre 47.5924° N, 1.4734° E Grapes Romorantin Max yield 72 hl/ha Min planting density 4,500 vines/ha INAO office Tours Where it is Nearest town 7.4 km east of Vineuil Nearest city 11 km east of Blois 53,660 people To the sea 222 km Rivers nearby Loire (7.2 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 68–117 m Mean elevation 92 m Measured over the whole outline on 17,968 elevation cells of about 52 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules White Romorantin
max 72 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
White Romorantin
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bedrock Mixed sedimentary rocks47% Unconsolidated sediments29% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)24% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 11 Cellettes Cheverny Chitenay Cormeray Cour-Cheverny Huisseau-Sur-Cosson Mont-Pres-Chambord Montlivault Saint-Claude-De-Diray Tour-En-Sologne Vineuil Wineries · 3 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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