France · AOC
Gaillac
Appellation
Gaillac is an appellation in France, covering 22,921.1 ha across 68 communes. The rules allow white, red and rosé wine. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin de vendanges tardives, Vin mousseux, Vin mousseux "Méthode ancestrale", Vin primeur, Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 22,921.1 ha Extent N–S × E–W 41.96 × 50.48 km Centre 44.0305° N, 1.9308° E Grapes Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Duras, Fer, Gamay, Len De L'El, Mauzac, Mauzac Rose, Merlot, Muscadelle, Ondenc, Prunelard, Sauvignon, Syrah Max yield 72 hl/ha Min planting density 4,000 vines/ha INAO office Gaillac Where it is Nearest town 15 km north of Gaillac Nearest city 21 km north-west of Albi 52,409 people To the sea 140 km Rivers nearby Aveyron (13 km) · Tarn (13 km) Same latitude Prince Edward County (Canada), Lower Long Tom (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 102–371 m Mean elevation 221 m Measured over the whole outline on 24,987 elevation cells of about 110 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules White · Quality Aromatic Sparkling Wine Mauzac Mauzac Rose
max 54 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White · Quality Sparkling Wine Len De L'El Mauzac Mauzac Rose Muscadelle
max 72 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Duras Fer Prunelard Syrah
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Gamay
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Rosé Duras Fer Prunelard Syrah
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Len De L'El Mauzac Mauzac Rose Muscadelle
max 54 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Len De L'El Mauzac Mauzac Rose Muscadelle
max 72 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Len De L'El Mauzac Mauzac Rose Muscadelle
max 72 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Len De L'El Ondenc
max 25 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Mixed sedimentary rocks73% Unconsolidated sediments27% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 68 Show all 68 Alos Amarens Andillac Aussac Bellegarde-Marsal Bernac Bournazel Brens Broze Busque Cadalen Cahuzac-Sur-Vere Cambon Campagnac Carlus Castanet Castelnau-De-Levis Castelnau-De-Montmiral Cestayrols Cordes-Sur-Ciel Coufouleux Cunac Donnazac Fayssac Fenols Florentin Frausseilles Frejairolles Gaillac Giroussens Itzac Labastide-De-Levis Labessiere-Candeil Lagrave Larroque Lasgraisses Le Verdier Les Cabannes Lisle-Sur-Tarn Livers-Cazelles Loubers Loupiac Milhavet Montans Montels Mouzieys-Panens Mouzieys-Teulet Noailles Parisot Peyrole Puycelsi Rabastens Rivieres Rouffiac Saint-Beauzile Saint-Juery Saint-Sulpice-La-Pointe Sainte-Cecile-Du-Cayrou Sainte-Croix Salvagnac Senouillac Souel Tecou Tonnac Vieux Villeneuve-Sur-Vere Vindrac-Alayrac Virac Wineries · 5 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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