La Clape

La Clape is an appellation in France, covering 2,685.3 ha across 6 communes. The rules allow red and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 7.8 km east of Narbonne and 20 km south-west of Béziers.

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

2017-12-15

Area

2,685.3 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

17.91 × 11.88 km

Centre

43.1803° N, 3.0975° E

Grapes

Bourboulenc, Carignan, Cinsaut, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Grenache, Macabeu, Marsanne, Mourvèdre, Piquepoul Blanc, Roussanne, Syrah, Terret Blanc, Vermentino, Viognier

Max yield

57 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,400 vines/ha

INAO office

Narbonne

Where it is

Nearest town

7.8 km east of Narbonne

Nearest city

20 km south-west of Béziers 74,081 people

To the sea

7.1 km

Rivers nearby

Aude (8 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

0–174 m

Mean elevation

53 m

Mean slope

4.1° (7 %)

Steepest tenth

above 8°

Faces

several directions, mostly south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 40,357 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)67%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks25%

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

Communes · 6

• Armissan
• Fleury
• Gruissan
• Narbonne
• Salles-D'Aude
• Vinassan

Wineries · 1

• Domaine de l'Angel

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Sources

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