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Madiran

Appellation

Madiran is an appellation in France, covering 6,394.5 ha across 36 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Tannat. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
6,394.5 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
20.63 × 18.03 km
Centre
43.5446° N, 0.1120° W
Grapes
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Fer, Tannat
Max yield
60 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,000 vines/ha
INAO office
Pau

Where it is

Nearest town
21 km south-east of Aire-sur-l'Adour
Nearest city
33 km north-east of Pau 82,697 people
To the sea
109 km
Rivers nearby
Adour (9.9 km)
Same latitude
Hokkaido (Japan), Red Hill Douglas County, Oregon (United States), Niagara Lakeshore (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation
114–314 m
Mean elevation
204 m

Measured over the whole outline on 26,536 elevation cells of about 55 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Madiran Red
Tannat
max 60 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 · 36

Wineries · 22

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Sources

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

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