Clairette du Languedoc Fontès

Clairette du Languedoc Fontès is a named sub-zone of Clairette du Languedoc in France, covering 803.5 ha in Fontes. That is 9.5% of the Clairette du Languedoc appellation area. The rules allow white wine, based on Clairette. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 9.8 km north of Pézenas and 27 km north-east of Béziers.

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

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Clairette du Languedoc

Category

Vin de liqueur, Vin tranquille

Area

803.5 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

4.41 × 5.24 km

Centre

43.5458° N, 3.3939° E

Where it is

Nearest town

9.8 km north of Pézenas

Nearest city

27 km north-east of Béziers 74,081 people

To the sea

29 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

40–208 m

Mean elevation

99 m

Mean slope

7.5° (13 %)

Steepest tenth

above 17°

Faces

several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 171,310 elevation cells of about 7 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks54%
• Basic volcanic rocks (basalt)29%

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

Communes · 1

• Fontes

Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)