France · AOC
Saint-Chinian
Appellation
Saint-Chinian is an appellation in France, covering 20,812.5 ha across 20 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 20,812.5 ha Extent N–S × E–W 24.38 × 22.94 km Centre 43.4463° N, 2.9633° E Grapes Carignan Blanc, Carignan, Cinsaut, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Grenache, Lledoner Pelut, Marsanne, Mourvèdre, Roussanne, Syrah, Vermentino, Viognier Max yield 60 hl/ha Min planting density 4,000 vines/ha INAO office Montpellier Where it is Nearest town 23 km north-west of Béziers Nearest city 29 km north of Narbonne 50,776 people To the sea 36 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 29–570 m Mean elevation 187 m Mean slope 10.9° (19 %) Steepest tenth above 22° Faces several directions, mostly south Measured over the whole outline on 256,295 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules Red Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Grenache Syrah
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Grenache Lledoner Pelut Mourvèdre Syrah
max 54 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Rosé Grenache Lledoner Pelut Mourvèdre Syrah
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Grenache Blanc Marsanne Roussanne Vermentino
max 54 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)48% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)36% Mixed sedimentary rocks10% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 20 Assignan Babeau-Bouldoux Berlou Causses-Et-Veyran Cazedarnes Cebazan Cessenon-Sur-Orb Creissan Cruzy Ferrieres-Poussarou Murviel-Les-Beziers Pierrerue Prades-Sur-Vernazobre Puisserguier Quarante Roquebrun Saint-Chinian Saint-Nazaire-De-Ladarez Vieussan Villespassans Inside Saint-Chinian · 2
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Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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