Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire is an appellation in France, covering 1,839 ha across 17 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Melon. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin sur lie, Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

1,839 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

23.6 × 39.97 km

Centre

47.3372° N, 1.1381° W

Grapes

Melon

Max yield

66 hl/ha

Min planting density

6,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Angers

Where it is

Nearest town

3.9 km south of Ancenis

Nearest city

34 km east of Nantes 325,070 people

To the sea

47 km

Rivers nearby

Loire (4.7 km)

Same latitude

Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

5–97 m

Mean elevation

60 m

Measured over the whole outline on 2,880 elevation cells of about 104 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)91%

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

Communes · 17

• Ancenis-Saint-Gereon
• Carquefou
• Couffe
• Divatte-Sur-Loire
• La Boissiere-Du-Dore
• La Remaudiere
• Le Cellier
• Le Loroux-Bottereau
• Ligne
• Loireauxence
• Mauges-Sur-Loire
• Mauves-Sur-Loire
• Mesanger
• Oree D'Anjou
• Oudon
• Thouare-Sur-Loire
• Vair-Sur-Loire

Wineries · 2

• Domaine du Pavillon
• Le domaine de la Gironnière

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Sources

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