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Coteaux de l'Aubance
Appellation
Coteaux de l'Aubance is an appellation in France, covering 1,180.6 ha across 7 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Chenin. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 5.3 km south of Bouchemaine and 11 km south-west of Angers.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin de sélection de grains nobles, Vin de triees successives Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 1,180.6 ha Extent N–S × E–W 9.17 × 14.54 km Centre 47.3753° N, 0.5953° W Grapes Chenin Max yield 40 hl/ha Min planting density 4,000 vines/ha INAO office Angers Where it is Nearest town 5.3 km south of Bouchemaine Nearest city 11 km south-west of Angers 168,279 people To the sea 87 km Rivers nearby Loire (3.5 km) · Conie (4.4 km) Same latitude Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 18–93 m Mean elevation 54 m Mean slope 3.3° (6 %) Steepest tenth above 6° Faces north-west Measured over the whole outline on 19,862 elevation cells of about 26 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules White Chenin
max 40 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)100% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 7 Brissac Loire Aubance Denee Les Garennes Sur Loire Moze-Sur-Louet Murs-Erigne Saint-Melaine-Sur-Aubance Soulaines-Sur-Aubance Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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