Marcillac

Marcillac is an appellation in France, covering 4,041.9 ha across 11 communes. The rules allow red and rosé wine, based on Fer. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary 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

4,041.9 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

19.21 × 16.58 km

Centre

44.4788° N, 2.4592° E

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Fer, Merlot, Prunelard

Max yield

60 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Gaillac

Where it is

Nearest town

17 km north of Rodez

Nearest city

50 km south of Aurillac 34,724 people

To the sea

154 km

Rivers nearby

Aveyron (12 km)

Same latitude

Champlain Valley of New York (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

244–605 m

Mean elevation

394 m

Mean slope

16.3° (29 %)

Steepest tenth

above 27°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 58,417 elevation cells of about 27 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)62%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)28%
• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)10%

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

Communes · 11

• Clairvaux-D'Aveyron
• Conques-En-Rouergue
• Druelle Balsac
• Goutrens
• Marcillac-Vallon
• Mouret
• Nauviale
• Pruines
• Saint-Christophe-Vallon
• Salles-La-Source
• Valady

Wineries · 2

• Domaine de Limagne
• Domaine du Cros

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Sources

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