Côtes du Vivarais

Côtes du Vivarais is an appellation in France, covering 5,225.9 ha across 14 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Grenache, Syrah and Grenache Blanc. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.

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

5,225.9 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

33.58 × 28.2 km

Centre

44.4309° N, 4.6320° E

Grapes

Cinsaut, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Grenache, Marsanne, Marselan, Roussanne, Syrah, Viognier

Max yield

60 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Valence

Where it is

Nearest town

8.4 km north-west of Pierrelatte

Nearest city

17 km south-west of Montélimar 35,637 people

To the sea

95 km

Rivers nearby

Rhône (3.2 km)

Same latitude

Champlain Valley of New York (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

54–516 m

Mean elevation

238 m

Measured over the whole outline on 19,763 elevation cells of about 55 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Northern Rhône

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

• Mixed sedimentary rocks48%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)47%

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

Communes · 14

• Barjac
• Bidon
• Gras
• Issirac
• Labastide-De-Virac
• Lagorce
• Larnas
• Le Garn
• Montclus
• Orgnac-L'Aven
• Saint-Montan
• Saint-Privat-De-Champclos
• Saint-Remeze
• Vinezac

Wineries · 3

• Domaine Saint-Rèm
• Domaine du Brechon
• Mas de Bagnols

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Sources

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