Montlouis-sur-Loire

Montlouis-sur-Loire is an appellation in France, covering 1,502.9 ha in Lussault-Sur-Loire, Montlouis-Sur-Loire and Saint-Martin-Le-Beau. The rules allow white wine, based on Chenin. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies around the town of Montlouis-sur-Loire and 13 km east of Tours.

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

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin mousseux, Vin pétillant, Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

1,502.9 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

5.27 × 10.9 km

Centre

47.3743° N, 0.8803° E

Grapes

Chenin

Max yield

78 hl/ha

Min planting density

6,250 vines/ha

INAO office

Tours

Where it is

Nearest town

around the town of Montlouis-sur-Loire

Nearest city

13 km east of Tours 141,621 people

To the sea

211 km

Rivers nearby

Cher (1.8 km) · Loire (3 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

52–104 m

Mean elevation

83 m

Mean slope

2.0° (3 %)

Steepest tenth

above 4°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 94,315 elevation cells of about 13 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments48%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)27%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)25%

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

Communes · 3

• Lussault-Sur-Loire
• Montlouis-Sur-Loire
• Saint-Martin-Le-Beau

Wineries · 3

• Domaine Flamand Delétang
• Domaine Mosny
• EARL Guestault

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Sources

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