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Savennières

Appellation

Savennières is an appellation in France, covering 349.9 ha in Bouchemaine, La Possonniere and Savennieres. The rules allow white wine, based on Chenin. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 5 km south-west of Bouchemaine and 12 km south-west of Angers.

Anjou appellation for dry Chenin Blanc on schist and volcanic rock on the north bank of the Loire. Known for intensity and long ageing.
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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
349.9 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
3.3 × 4.51 km
Centre
47.3896° N, 0.6543° W
Grapes
Chenin
Max yield
50 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,000 vines/ha
INAO office
Angers

Where it is

Nearest town
5 km south-west of Bouchemaine
Nearest city
12 km south-west of Angers 168,279 people
To the sea
83 km
Rivers nearby
Loire (0.6 km) · Conie (4.3 km)
Same latitude
Rocky Reach (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
17–80 m
Mean elevation
52 m
Mean slope
4.7° (8 %)
Steepest tenth
above 11°
Faces
south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 86,520 elevation cells of about 6 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Savennières Secs White
Chenin
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Savennières White
Chenin
max 35 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 3

Wineries · 3

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Sources

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

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