Valençay

Valençay is an appellation in France, covering 2,607.5 ha across 12 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Cot, Gamay, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon. Regional bedrock: carbonate 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

1973-09-18

Area

2,607.5 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

21.99 × 23.16 km

Centre

47.2574° N, 1.5440° E

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Cot, Gamay, Orbois, Pineau D'Aunis, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris

Max yield

68 hl/ha

Min planting density

6,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Tours

Where it is

Nearest town

20 km south-west of Romorantin-Lanthenay

Nearest city

41 km south of Blois 53,660 people

To the sea

246 km

Rivers nearby

Cher (2.6 km)

Same latitude

Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (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

74–168 m

Mean elevation

119 m

Measured over the whole outline on 12,348 elevation cells of about 52 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)52%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)45%

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

Communes · 12

• Chabris
• Fontguenand
• La Vernelle
• Lucay-Le-Male
• Lye
• Menetou-Sur-Nahon
• Poulaines
• Selles-Sur-Cher
• Val-Fouzon
• Valencay
• Veuil
• Villentrois-Faverolles-En-Berry

Wineries · 1

• Vignoble Lacour

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Sources

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