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Jurançon

Appellation

Jurançon is an appellation in France, covering 7,027.3 ha across 25 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin de triees successives, Vin de vendanges tardives, Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
7,027.3 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
24.64 × 30.78 km
Centre
43.3038° N, 0.6349° W
Grapes
Camaralet, Courbu, Gros Manseng, Lauzet, Petit Courbu, Petit Manseng
Max yield
66 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,000 vines/ha
INAO office
Pau

Where it is

Nearest town
7.4 km south of Mourenx
Nearest city
23 km west of Pau 82,697 people
To the sea
75 km
Rivers nearby
Gave de Pau (11 km)
Same latitude
Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), Lake Wisconsin (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
112–454 m
Mean elevation
267 m

Measured over the whole outline on 31,334 elevation cells of about 56 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Jurançon White
Gros MansengPetit Manseng
max 44 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Jurançon Vendanges Tardives White
Gros MansengPetit Manseng
max 44 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Jurançon Sec White
Gros MansengPetit Manseng
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 25

Wineries · 41

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Sources

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

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