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Pouilly-Fumé

Appellation

Pouilly-Fumé is an appellation in France, covering 2,026.5 ha across 7 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Sauvignon and Chasselas. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 12 km south of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and 48 km east of Bourges.

Sauvignon Blanc from the right bank of the Loire facing Sancerre. Flint-rich soils are often credited for its smoky note.
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Key facts

Official name
Pouilly-Fumé ou Blanc Fumé de Pouilly
Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
2011-12-15
Area
2,026.5 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
16.01 × 11.02 km
Centre
47.3058° N, 2.9439° E
Grapes
Chasselas, Sauvignon
Max yield
75 hl/ha
Min planting density
6,000 vines/ha
INAO office
Tours

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km south of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Nearest city
48 km east of Bourges 67,987 people
To the sea
334 km
Rivers nearby
Loire (1.1 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
152–269 m
Mean elevation
200 m
Mean slope
3.6° (6 %)
Steepest tenth
above 7°
Faces
south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 32,352 elevation cells of about 26 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Pouilly-Fumé/Blanc Fumé de Pouilly White
Sauvignon
max 75 hl/ha · min 6,000 vines/ha
Pouilly-Sur-Loire White
Chasselas
max 75 hl/ha · min 6,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 7

Wineries · 38

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Sources

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

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