Languedoc Cabrières

Languedoc Cabrières is a named sub-zone of Languedoc in France, covering 1,019.4 ha in Cabrieres. That is 0.4% of the Languedoc appellation area. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 14 km north of Pézenas and 27 km north-east of Béziers.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Languedoc

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

1,019.4 ha

Separate plots

339

Extent N–S × E–W

5.65 × 6.29 km

Centre

43.5647° N, 3.3321° E

Where it is

Nearest town

14 km north of Pézenas

Nearest city

27 km north-east of Béziers 74,081 people

To the sea

32 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

79–398 m

Mean elevation

176 m

Mean slope

11.6° (21 %)

Steepest tenth

above 21°

Faces

several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 56,384 elevation cells of about 14 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)80%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)20%

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

Communes · 1

• Cabrieres

Wineries · 1

• Le Clos du Temple

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Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)