Palette

Palette is an appellation in France, covering 1,858.2 ha in Aix-En-Provence, Le Tholonet and Meyreuil. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 3.8 km south of Aix-en-Provence and 24 km north-east of Marseille.

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

1,858.2 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

5.42 × 8.72 km

Centre

43.4983° N, 5.4725° E

Grapes

Bourboulenc, Brun Fourca, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Castets, Cinsaut, Clairette, Clairette Rose, Colombaud, Durif, Furmint, Grenache Blanc, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Muscat D'Alexandrie, Muscat De Hambourg, Muscat À Petits Grains Blancs, Muscat À Petits Grains Rouges, Pascal, Picardan, Piquepoul Blanc, Syrah, Terret Gris, Tibouren, Téoulier, Ugni Blanc

Max yield

45 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

La Valette du Var

Where it is

Nearest town

3.8 km south of Aix-en-Provence

Nearest city

24 km north-east of Marseille 877,215 people

To the sea

21 km

Same latitude

Hokkaido (Japan), Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Red Hill Douglas County, Oregon (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

138–344 m

Mean elevation

243 m

Mean slope

12.4° (22 %)

Steepest tenth

above 22°

Faces

several directions, mostly north-west

Measured over the whole outline on 97,086 elevation cells of about 14 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)51%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks41%

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

Communes · 3

• Aix-En-Provence
• Le Tholonet
• Meyreuil

Sources

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