Saint-Véran

Saint-Véran is an appellation in France, covering 865 ha across 7 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 3.6 km west of Charnay-lès-Mâcon and 7 km west of Mâcon.

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

865 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

10.55 × 5.3 km

Centre

46.3116° N, 4.7379° E

Grapes

Chardonnay

Max yield

70 hl/ha

Min planting density

8,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Mâcon

Where it is

Nearest town

3.6 km west of Charnay-lès-Mâcon

Nearest city

7 km west of Mâcon 35,484 people

To the sea

304 km

Same latitude

Snipes Mountain (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

196–463 m

Mean elevation

280 m

Mean slope

6.8° (12 %)

Steepest tenth

above 12°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 13,897 elevation cells of about 26 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)65%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks35%

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

Communes · 7

• Chasselas
• Chânes
• Davayé
• Leynes
• Prissé
• Saint-Vérand
• Solutré-Pouilly

Wineries · 4

• Domaine Corsin
• Domaine Gaillard
• Domaine de la Croix Senaillet
• Domaine du Roure Michel et Fils

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Sources

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