Chiroubles

Chiroubles is an appellation in France, covering 477.4 ha in Chiroubles. The rules allow red wine, based on Gamay. Regional bedrock: acid plutonic rocks. It lies 11 km north-west of Belleville and 20 km south-west of Mâcon.

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

477.4 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

2.62 × 3.52 km

Centre

46.1844° N, 4.6573° E

Grapes

Aligoté, Chardonnay, Gamay, Melon

Max yield

61 hl/ha

Min planting density

6,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Mâcon

Where it is

Nearest town

11 km north-west of Belleville

Nearest city

20 km south-west of Mâcon 35,484 people

To the sea

290 km

Same latitude

Goose Gap (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

261–618 m

Mean elevation

415 m

Mean slope

13.4° (24 %)

Steepest tenth

above 21°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 113,738 elevation cells of about 7 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

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

• Acid plutonic rocks (granite)100%

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

Communes · 1

• Chiroubles

Sources

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