Entraygues - Le Fel

Entraygues - Le Fel is an appellation in France, covering 1,669.2 ha across 8 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Fer and Chenin. Regional bedrock: acid plutonic 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

1,669.2 ha

Separate plots

8

Extent N–S × E–W

13.11 × 21.42 km

Centre

44.7149° N, 2.5636° E

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin, Fer, Mauzac, Mouyssaguès, Négret De Banhars, Saint-Côme

Max yield

66 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Gaillac

Where it is

Nearest town

25 km south of Aurillac

Nearest city

95 km south-east of Brive-la-Gaillarde 53,466 people

To the sea

172 km

Rivers nearby

Lot (7 km)

Same latitude

Willamette Valley (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

197–618 m

Mean elevation

358 m

Mean slope

23.9° (44 %)

Steepest tenth

above 33°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 23,433 elevation cells of about 27 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Acid plutonic rocks (granite)58%
• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)42%

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

Communes · 8

• Campouriez
• Cassaniouze
• Entraygues-Sur-Truyere
• Florentin-La-Capelle
• Golinhac
• Le Fel
• Saint-Hippolyte
• Vieillevie

Sources

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