Saussignac

Saussignac is an appellation in France, covering 3,150 ha across 4 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Muscadelle, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris and Semillon. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 14 km west of Bergerac and 54 km south-west of Périgueux.

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

3,150 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

7.11 × 9.64 km

Centre

44.7938° N, 0.3181° E

Grapes

Chenin, Muscadelle, Ondenc, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon, Ugni Blanc

Max yield

30 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

14 km west of Bergerac

Nearest city

54 km south-west of Périgueux 34,770 people

To the sea

68 km

Same latitude

Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada), Old Mission Peninsula (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

28–154 m

Mean elevation

101 m

Mean slope

4.4° (8 %)

Steepest tenth

above 9°

Faces

several directions, mostly north

Measured over the whole outline on 174,836 elevation cells of about 14 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 rocks97%

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

Communes · 4

• Gageac-Et-Rouillac
• Monestier
• Razac-De-Saussignac
• Saussignac

Wineries · 2

• Château Court les Mûts
• Château Le Tap

From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.

Sources

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