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Clairette du Languedoc Nizas

Sub-zone

Clairette du Languedoc Nizas is a named sub-zone of Clairette du Languedoc in France, covering 279.1 ha in Nizas. That is 3.3% of the Clairette du Languedoc appellation area. The rules allow white wine, based on Clairette. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.2 km north of Pézenas and 26 km north-east of Béziers.

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Key facts

Type
Dénomination géographique complémentaire
Within
Clairette du Languedoc
Category
Vin de liqueur, Vin tranquille
Area
279.1 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
2.75 × 4.87 km
Centre
43.5161° N, 3.4192° E

Where it is

Nearest town
6.2 km north of Pézenas
Nearest city
26 km north-east of Béziers 74,081 people
To the sea
25 km

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

Terrain

Elevation
24–127 m
Mean elevation
72 m
Mean slope
5.4° (9 %)
Steepest tenth
above 10°
Faces
south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 59,448 elevation cells of about 7 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

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

Communes · 1

Sources

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

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