France · AOC
Sancerre
Appellation
Sancerre is an appellation in France, covering 3,624.6 ha across 14 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Pinot Noir and Sauvignon. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
Upper Loire appellation for Sauvignon Blanc, with some Pinot Noir. Three main soil types: terres blanches (Kimmeridgian marl), caillottes (limestone pebbles) and silex (flint).
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 3,624.6 ha Extent N–S × E–W 19.76 × 15.4 km Centre 47.3423° N, 2.8228° E Grapes Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Max yield 75 hl/ha Min planting density 6,100 vines/ha INAO office Tours Where it is Nearest town 11 km south-west of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Nearest city 43 km north-east of Bourges 67,987 people To the sea 328 km Rivers nearby Loire (4.2 km) Same latitude Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 148–368 m Mean elevation 251 m Measured over the whole outline on 14,693 elevation cells of about 52 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules Red Pinot Noir
max 69 hl/ha · min 6,100 vines/ha
Rosé Pinot Noir
max 69 hl/ha · min 6,100 vines/ha
White Sauvignon
max 75 hl/ha · min 6,100 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)78% Mixed sedimentary rocks19% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 14 Bannay Bue Crezancy-En-Sancerre Menetou-Ratel Menetreol-Sous-Sancerre Montigny Saint-Satur Sainte-Gemme-En-Sancerrois Sancerre Sury-En-Vaux Thauvenay Veaugues Verdigny Vinon Wineries · 130 Alexandre & Antoine Vétois Cave Läetitia Ducroux Cave de La Cresle Cave de la Petite Fontaine Cave des Vins de Sancerre Caves du Château de Sancerre Château de Fontaine Audon Château de Thauvenay Domaine Agisson Domaine Alain Gueneau Domaine Alphonse Mellot Domaine André Neveu Domaine Bailly-Reverdy Domaine Bizet Domaine Carlin-Pinson Domaine Chaumeau-Balland Domaine Cherrier Frères Domaine Cherrier Père et Fils Domaine Chevreau Domaine Christian Thirot Fournier Domaine Christian Véron Domaine Claude Riffault Domaine Crochet Dominique & Janine Domaine Daniel Chotard Domaine Daniel Crochet Domaine Daniel Reverdy & Fils Domaine Delaporte & Fils Domaine Denizot Domaine Dominique Crochet Domaine Fontaine Domaine Fouassier Domaine Fournier Père et Fils Domaine Franck Millet Domaine François Cotat Domaine François Crochet Domaine François Reverdy Domaine Georges Millerioux & Fils Domaine Gilles Lesimple & Fils Domaine Gitton Père & Fils Domaine Guillerault-Fargette - Caves du Prieuré From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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