Pouilly-Vinzelles

Pouilly-Vinzelles is an appellation in France, covering 72.6 ha in Vinzelles. The rules allow white wine, based on Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.9 km south-west of Mâcon and 36 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

72.6 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

1.26 × 0.93 km

Centre

46.2711° N, 4.7642° E

Grapes

Chardonnay

Max yield

70 hl/ha

Min planting density

8,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Mâcon

Where it is

Nearest town

6.9 km south-west of Mâcon

Nearest city

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

To the sea

299 km

Rivers nearby

Sane (4.3 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

211–287 m

Mean elevation

252 m

Mean slope

5.3° (9 %)

Steepest tenth

above 9°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 68,245 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)71%
• Unconsolidated sediments19%
• Acid volcanic rocks10%

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

Communes · 1

• Vinzelles

Inside Pouilly-Vinzelles · 4

• Pouilly-Vinzelles premier cruPremier cru
• Pouilly-Vinzelles premier cru Les LongeaysPremier cru
• Pouilly-Vinzelles premier cru Les PétauxPremier cru
• Pouilly-Vinzelles premier cru Les QuartsPremier cru

Sources

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