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Moselle

Appellation

Moselle is an appellation in France, covering 678.7 ha across 18 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Pinot Noir, Auxerrois, Mueller Thurgau and Pinot Gris. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
678.7 ha
Separate plots
19
Extent N–S × E–W
75.04 × 37.75 km
Centre
48.7889° N, 6.5363° E
Grapes
Auxerrois, Gamay, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling
Max yield
73 hl/ha
Min planting density
5,000 vines/ha
INAO office
Colmar

Where it is

Nearest town
28 km east of Nancy
Nearest city
30 km east of Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 31,785 people
To the sea
319 km
Same latitude
Vancouver Island (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation
146–356 m
Mean elevation
236 m

Measured over the whole outline on 318 elevation cells of about 200 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Moselle Red
Pinot Noir
max 60 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Moselle Rosé
Pinot Noir
max 66 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Moselle White
AuxerroisMueller ThurgauPinot Gris
max 73 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Moselle Pinot Gris White
Pinot Gris
max 73 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Moselle Müller-Thurgau White
Mueller Thurgau
max 73 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 18

Wineries · 1

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Sources

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

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