Pouilly-Loché

Pouilly-Loché is an appellation in France, covering 35.2 ha in Macon. The rules allow white wine, based on Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.3 km south-west of Mâcon and 37 km north-west of Bourg-en-Bresse.

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

35.2 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.91 × 0.8 km

Centre

46.2805° N, 4.7626° E

Grapes

Chardonnay

Max yield

70 hl/ha

Min planting density

8,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Mâcon

Where it is

Nearest town

6.3 km south-west of Mâcon

Nearest city

37 km north-west of Bourg-en-Bresse 45,340 people

To the sea

300 km

Rivers nearby

Sane (4.9 km)

Same latitude

Red Mountain (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

217–277 m

Mean elevation

243 m

Mean slope

5.6° (10 %)

Steepest tenth

above 8°

Faces

north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 33,268 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)72%
• Unconsolidated sediments25%

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

Communes · 1

• Macon

Inside Pouilly-Loché · 2

• Pouilly-Loché premier cruPremier cru
• Pouilly-Loché premier cru les MûresPremier cru

Sources

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