Saint-Emilion

Saint-Emilion is an appellation in France, covering 7,102.9 ha across 9 communes. The rules allow red wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 8.9 km south-east of Libourne and 35 km east of Bordeaux.

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

7,102.9 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

10.14 × 14.09 km

Centre

44.8843° N, 0.1372° W

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Cot, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Max yield

65 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

8.9 km south-east of Libourne

Nearest city

35 km east of Bordeaux 265,328 people

To the sea

31 km

Rivers nearby

Dordogne (5.5 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

2–108 m

Mean elevation

32 m

Mean slope

1.9° (3 %)

Steepest tenth

above 4°

Faces

several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 97,424 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

• Unconsolidated sediments67%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks33%

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

Communes · 9

• Libourne
• Saint-Christophe-Des-Bardes
• Saint-Emilion
• Saint-Etienne-De-Lisse
• Saint-Hippolyte
• Saint-Laurent-Des-Combes
• Saint-Pey-D'Armens
• Saint-Sulpice-De-Faleyrens
• Vignonet

Wineries · 55

• CHÂTEAU CANON LA GAFFELIÈRE
• Chateau Côte De Baleau
• Château Ambe Tour Pourret
• Château Arnaud de Jacquemeau
• Château Barde-Haut
• Château Beau-Séjour-Bécot
• Château Beaurang
• Château Cantenac
• Château Carteau Côtes Daugay
• Château Carteau Matras
• Château Champion
• Château Cheval Blanc
• Château Clos de Sarpe
• Château Corbin Michotte
• Château Coutet
• Château Croix de Bertinat
• Château Cruzeau
• Château Daugay
• Château Fleur Cardinale
• Château Fombrauge
• Château Fonrazade
• Château Fonroque
• Château Franc Pourret
• Château Grand Corbin
• Château Gueyrosse
• Château Haut Segottes
• Château Haut-Sarpe
• Château La Croix Meunier
• Château La Croizille
• Château La Grave Figeac
• Château La Marzelle
• Château La Tour Figeac
• Château La Tour Figeac
• Château Laroque
• Château Le Châtelet
• Château Mauvinon
• Château Moulin du Cadet
• Château Palais Cardinal
• Château Pas de l'Ane
• Château Petit Bouquey

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Sources

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