Picpoul de Pinet

Picpoul de Pinet is an appellation in France, covering 2,387.3 ha across 6 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Piquepoul Blanc. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 8.6 km south-east of Pézenas and 14 km west of Sète.

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

2017-12-21

Area

2,387.3 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

8.53 × 10.97 km

Centre

43.4258° N, 3.5187° E

Grapes

Piquepoul Blanc

Max yield

66 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,400 vines/ha

INAO office

Montpellier

Where it is

Nearest town

8.6 km south-east of Pézenas

Nearest city

14 km west of Sète 40,736 people

To the sea

9.8 km

Same latitude

Hokkaido (Japan), Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Umpqua Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

6–104 m

Mean elevation

49 m

Mean slope

3.0° (5 %)

Steepest tenth

above 6°

Faces

several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 33,419 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks45%
• Unconsolidated sediments29%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)26%

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

Communes · 6

• Castelnau-De-Guers
• Florensac
• Meze
• Montagnac
• Pinet
• Pomerols

Sources

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