Estaing

Estaing is an appellation in France, covering 992.4 ha in Coubisou, Estaing and Sebrazac. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Fer, Gamay and Chenin. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks. It lies 24 km north-east of Rodez and 47 km south of Aurillac.

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

992.4 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

7.61 × 9.63 km

Centre

44.5482° N, 2.6955° E

Grapes

Abouriou, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castets, Chenin, Duras, Fer, Gamay, Mauzac, Merlot, Mouyssaguès, Négret De Banhars, Pinot Noir, Saint-Côme

Max yield

66 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Gaillac

Where it is

Nearest town

24 km north-east of Rodez

Nearest city

47 km south of Aurillac 34,724 people

To the sea

151 km

Rivers nearby

Lot (0.6 km)

Same latitude

Champlain Valley of New York (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

310–608 m

Mean elevation

438 m

Mean slope

18.8° (34 %)

Steepest tenth

above 30°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 14,368 elevation cells of about 27 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)62%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)25%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)13%

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

Communes · 3

• Coubisou
• Estaing
• Sebrazac

Sources

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