Saint-Mont

Saint-Mont is an appellation in France, covering 10,794.5 ha across 46 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon, Fer and Gros Manseng. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.

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

2004-04-14

Area

10,794.5 ha

Separate plots

26

Extent N–S × E–W

26.39 × 40.56 km

Centre

43.6570° N, 0.0753° E

Grapes

Arrufiac, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Courbu, Fer, Gros Manseng, Manseng Noir, Merlot, Petit Courbu, Petit Manseng, Tannat

Max yield

69 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Pau

Where it is

Nearest town

28 km east of Aire-sur-l'Adour

Nearest city

52 km north-east of Pau 82,697 people

To the sea

146 km

Rivers nearby

Adour (7.6 km)

Same latitude

Hokkaido (Japan), Prince Edward County (Canada), Elkton Oregon (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

96–278 m

Mean elevation

176 m

Measured over the whole outline on 47,223 elevation cells of about 55 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks78%
• Unconsolidated sediments22%

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

Communes · 46

Wineries · 1

• Domaine de Maouries

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Sources

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