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Gros Plant du Pays Nantais

Appellation

Gros Plant du Pays Nantais is an appellation in France, covering 13,073.4 ha across 63 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Folle Blanche. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin sur lie, Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
13,073.4 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
59.86 × 74.72 km
Centre
47.1954° N, 1.2924° W
Grapes
Colombard, Folle Blanche, Montils
Max yield
75 hl/ha
Min planting density
6,500 vines/ha
INAO office
Angers

Where it is

Nearest town
4.2 km north of Vallet
Nearest city
20 km east of Nantes 325,070 people
To the sea
33 km
Rivers nearby
Loire (14 km)
Same latitude
Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation
2–97 m
Mean elevation
40 m

Measured over the whole outline on 20,552 elevation cells of about 104 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Gros Plant du Pays Nantais White
Folle Blanche
max 75 hl/ha · min 6,500 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 63

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Wineries · 12

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Sources

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

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