Montagne-Saint-Emilion

Montagne-Saint-Emilion is an appellation in France, covering 2,375.3 ha in Montagne. The rules allow red wine, based on Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cot and Merlot. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 8.9 km east of Libourne and 37 km east of Bordeaux.

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

2,375.3 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

7.06 × 8.53 km

Centre

44.9320° N, 0.1315° W

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Cot, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Max yield

65 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

8.9 km east of Libourne

Nearest city

37 km east of Bordeaux 265,328 people

To the sea

29 km

Same latitude

Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon (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

17–100 m

Mean elevation

54 m

Mean slope

3.0° (5 %)

Steepest tenth

above 6°

Faces

several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 32,972 elevation cells of about 27 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Bordeaux (red)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks82%
• Unconsolidated sediments18%

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

Communes · 1

• Montagne

Wineries · 1

• Vignobles Tapon

From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.

Sources

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