Gaillac premières côtes

Gaillac premières côtes is an appellation in France, covering 3,619.7 ha across 10 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Len De L'El, Mauzac, Mauzac Rose and Muscadelle. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies around the town of Gaillac and 20 km west of Albi.

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

3,619.7 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

10.6 × 17.76 km

Centre

43.9345° N, 1.8953° E

Grapes

Len De L'El, Mauzac, Mauzac Rose, Muscadelle, Ondenc, Sauvignon

Max yield

54 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Gaillac

Where it is

Nearest town

around the town of Gaillac

Nearest city

20 km west of Albi 52,409 people

To the sea

135 km

Rivers nearby

Tarn (4.7 km)

Same latitude

Prince Edward County (Canada), Eagle Foothills (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

143–289 m

Mean elevation

212 m

Mean slope

6.0° (11 %)

Steepest tenth

above 10°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 51,907 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks100%

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

Communes · 10

• Broze
• Cahuzac-Sur-Vere
• Castanet
• Cestayrols
• Fayssac
• Gaillac
• Labastide-De-Levis
• Lisle-Sur-Tarn
• Montels
• Senouillac

Wineries · 1

• Domaine Duffau

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Sources

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