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Gaillac premières côtes

Appellation

Gaillac premières côtes is an appellation in France, covering 3,619.7 ha across 10 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Len De L'El, Mauzac, Mauzac Rose and Muscadelle. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies around the town of Gaillac and 20 km west of Albi.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
3,619.7 ha
Separate plots
2
Extent N–S × E–W
10.6 × 17.76 km
Centre
43.9345° N, 1.8953° E
Grapes
Len De L'El, Mauzac, Mauzac Rose, Muscadelle, Ondenc, Sauvignon
Max yield
54 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,000 vines/ha
INAO office
Gaillac

Where it is

Nearest town
around the town of Gaillac
Nearest city
20 km west of Albi 52,409 people
To the sea
135 km
Rivers nearby
Tarn (4.7 km)
Same latitude
Prince Edward County (Canada), Eagle Foothills (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
143–289 m
Mean elevation
212 m
Mean slope
6.0° (11 %)
Steepest tenth
above 10°
Faces
south

Measured over the whole outline on 51,907 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Gaillac Premières Côtes White
Len De L'ElMauzacMauzac RoseMuscadelle
max 54 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 10

Wineries · 1

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Sources

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

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