Montravel

Montravel is an appellation in France, covering 4,012.3 ha across 15 communes. The rules allow red and white wine. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 15 km south-west of Montpon-Ménestérol and 53 km east of Bordeaux.

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

4,012.3 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

8.99 × 21.64 km

Centre

44.8804° N, 0.0932° E

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cot, Merlot, Muscadelle, Ondenc, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon

Max yield

70 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

15 km south-west of Montpon-Ménestérol

Nearest city

53 km east of Bordeaux 265,328 people

To the sea

48 km

Rivers nearby

Dordogne (5.1 km)

Same latitude

Old Mission Peninsula (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

11–167 m

Mean elevation

91 m

Mean slope

4.0° (7 %)

Steepest tenth

above 8°

Faces

several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 58,411 elevation cells of about 27 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Bordeaux (red)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks100%

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

Communes · 15

• Bonneville-Et-Saint-Avit-De-Fumadieres
• Fougueyrolles
• Lamothe-Montravel
• Le Fleix
• Monfaucon
• Montazeau
• Montcaret
• Montpeyroux
• Nastringues
• Port-Sainte-Foy-Et-Ponchapt
• Saint-Antoine-De-Breuilh
• Saint-Meard-De-Gurcon
• Saint-Michel-De-Montaigne
• Saint-Vivien
• Velines

Wineries · 4

• Château Laroque
• Château Piquesègue
• Château le Raz
• DOMAINE DE GRIMARDY

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Sources

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