Irouléguy

Irouléguy is an appellation in France, covering 1,315 ha across 15 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: basic plutonic 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

1,315 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

16.63 × 18.65 km

Centre

43.1795° N, 1.2361° W

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Courbu, Gros Manseng, Petit Courbu, Petit Manseng, Tannat

Max yield

60 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Pau

Where it is

Nearest town

23 km south of Hasparren

Nearest city

48 km south-east of Irun 61,983 people

To the sea

42 km

Same latitude

Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), Niagara Escarpment (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

83–495 m

Mean elevation

257 m

Mean slope

16.7° (30 %)

Steepest tenth

above 26°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 19,523 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Basic plutonic rocks32%
• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)25%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)25%

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

Communes · 15

• Aincille
• Anhaux
• Ascarat
• Bidarray
• Bussunarits-Sarrasquette
• Bustince-Iriberry
• Irouleguy
• Ispoure
• Jaxu
• Lasse
• Lecumberry
• Osses
• Saint-Etienne-De-Baigorry
• Saint-Jean-Le-Vieux
• Saint-Martin-D'Arrossa

Wineries · 1

• Domaine Etxegaraia

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Sources

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