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Cadillac

Appellation

Cadillac is an appellation in France, covering 7,661.1 ha across 22 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Muscadelle, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris and Semillon. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin de triees successives
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
7,661.1 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
21.22 × 20.49 km
Centre
44.6615° N, 0.3152° W
Grapes
Muscadelle, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon
Max yield
40 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,500 vines/ha
INAO office
Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town
13 km north of Langon
Nearest city
29 km south-east of Bordeaux 265,328 people
To the sea
31 km
Rivers nearby
Garonne (2.3 km)
Same latitude
Willamette Valley (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation
4–120 m
Mean elevation
71 m

Measured over the whole outline on 28,488 elevation cells of about 54 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Cadillac White
MuscadelleSauvignonSauvignon GrisSemillon
max 40 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha

Vintages: Bordeaux (red)

505
306
207
308
509
510
311
312
113
314
415
516
317
518
519
520
221
522
423
224

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

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

Communes · 22

Wineries · 23

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Sources

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

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