Rosette

Rosette is an appellation in France, covering 3,044.5 ha across 6 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Muscadelle, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris and Semillon. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 8.2 km north-west of Bergerac and 42 km south-west of Périgueux.

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

3,044.5 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

6.75 × 16.12 km

Centre

44.8903° N, 0.3938° E

Grapes

Muscadelle, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon

Max yield

60 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

8.2 km north-west of Bergerac

Nearest city

42 km south-west of Périgueux 34,770 people

To the sea

71 km

Rivers nearby

Dordogne (3.3 km)

Same latitude

Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

35–160 m

Mean elevation

92 m

Mean slope

4.4° (8 %)

Steepest tenth

above 8°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 44,768 elevation cells of about 27 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Bordeaux (red)

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

• Mixed sedimentary rocks85%

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

Communes · 6

• Bergerac
• Creysse
• Eyraud-Crempse-Maurens
• Ginestet
• Lembras
• Prigonrieux

Wineries · 7

• Beauportail
• Château du Rooy
• Château la Tilleraie
• Château les Farcies du Pech
• Château les Farcies du Pèch'
• Clos les Côtes
• Domaine des Costes

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Sources

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