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Bandol

Appellation

Bandol is an appellation in France, covering 9,630.1 ha across 8 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 5.4 km east of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer and 12 km north-west of La Seyne-sur-Mer.

Provence appellation on terraces above the Mediterranean. Reds and rosés built on Mourvèdre, which needs the warmth and sea exposure of this coast.
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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
9,630.1 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
15.21 × 14.08 km
Centre
43.1805° N, 5.7673° E
Grapes
Bourboulenc, Carignan, Cinsaut, Clairette, Grenache, Marsanne, Mourvèdre, Sauvignon, Semillon, Syrah, Ugni Blanc, Vermentino
Max yield
40 hl/ha
Min planting density
5,000 vines/ha
INAO office
La Valette du Var

Where it is

Nearest town
5.4 km east of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer
Nearest city
12 km north-west of La Seyne-sur-Mer 62,330 people
To the sea
5.4 km
Same latitude
Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), Niagara Escarpment (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
0–463 m
Mean elevation
142 m
Mean slope
9.9° (17 %)
Steepest tenth
above 19°
Faces
several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 121,456 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bandol Red
CinsautGrenacheMourvèdre
max 40 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Bandol Rosé
CinsautGrenacheMourvèdre
max 40 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Bandol White
BourboulencClairetteUgni Blanc
max 40 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 8

Wineries · 4

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Sources

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

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