Anjou Villages Brissac

Anjou Villages Brissac is an appellation in France across 7 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOP

Category

Wine

Protected since

2004-04-14

Area

22,490 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

17.19 × 26.66 km

Centre

47.3421° N, 0.4951° W

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

Max yield

56 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Prohibited

Where it is

Nearest town

9.3 km south of Les Ponts-de-Cé

Nearest city

15 km south of Angers 168,279 people

To the sea

123 km

Rivers nearby

Loire (8.7 km) · Conie (12 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

3–95 m

Mean elevation

53 m

Measured over the whole outline on 84,613 elevation cells of about 52 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)47%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)38%
• Unconsolidated sediments10%

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

Communes · 7

• Brissac Loire Aubance
• Denée
• Les Garennes Sur Loire
• Mozé-Sur-Louet
• Mûrs-Erigné
• Saint-Melaine-Sur-Aubance
• Soulaines-Sur-Aubance

Wineries · 7

• Domaine Belle-Étoile
• Domaine Dittière
• Domaine d'Avrillé
• Domaine de Bois Mozé
• Domaine de Gaubourg
• Domaine des Rochelles
• Domäne Vincendeau

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications