France · AOC
Vouvray
Appellation
Vouvray is an appellation in France, covering 3,280.5 ha across 8 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Chenin. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.1 km north-east of Tours and 12 km north-east of Joué-lès-Tours.
Chenin Blanc east of Tours on tuffeau limestone, made from dry to sweet and as sparkling wine. Many producers age wine in caves dug into the tuffeau.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin mousseux, Vin pétillant, Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 3,280.5 ha Extent N–S × E–W 10.75 × 15.6 km Centre 47.4411° N, 0.7480° E Grapes Chenin, Orbois Max yield 78 hl/ha Min planting density 6,000 vines/ha INAO office Tours Where it is Nearest town 6.1 km north-east of Tours Nearest city 12 km north-east of Joué-lès-Tours 37,466 people To the sea 208 km Rivers nearby Loire (3.6 km) · Cher (6.6 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 52–120 m Mean elevation 100 m Mean slope 3.0° (5 %) Steepest tenth above 6° Faces south-east Measured over the whole outline on 53,062 elevation cells of about 26 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules White · Quality Sparkling Wine Chenin
max 78 hl/ha · min 6,000 vines/ha
White · Semi-Sparkling Wine Chenin
max 78 hl/ha · min 6,000 vines/ha
White Chenin
max 65 hl/ha · min 6,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)60% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)40% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 8 Chancay Noizay Parcay-Meslay Reugny Rochecorbon Tours Vernou-Sur-Brenne Vouvray Wineries · 25 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)
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