France · AOC
Saumur
Appellation
Saumur is an appellation in France, covering 16,414.1 ha across 49 communes. The rules allow rosé, white and red wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin mousseux, Vin primeur, Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 16,414.1 ha Extent N–S × E–W 47.36 × 48.33 km Centre 47.2253° N, 0.0000° E Grapes Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin, Gamay, Grolleau Gris, Grolleau, Pineau D'Aunis, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Max yield 76 hl/ha Min planting density 4,000 vines/ha INAO office Angers Where it is Nearest town 7 km south-east of Saumur Nearest city 50 km south-east of Angers 168,279 people To the sea 133 km Rivers nearby Loire (2.6 km) · Vienne (5.7 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 22–130 m Mean elevation 72 m Measured over the whole outline on 19,532 elevation cells of about 104 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules Rosé · Quality Sparkling Wine Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Chenin Gamay Grolleau Gris Grolleau Pineau D'Aunis Pinot Noir Sauvignon
max 76 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White · Quality Sparkling Wine Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Chenin Gamay Grolleau Gris Grolleau Pineau D'Aunis Pinot Noir Sauvignon
max 76 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Cabernet Franc
max 69 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Chenin
max 65 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Cabernet Franc
max 58 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)49% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)41% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 49 Show all 49 Artannes-Sur-Thouet Aubigne-Sur-Layon Bellevigne-Les-Chateaux Berrie Brion-Pres-Thouet Brossay Cernusson Cizay-La-Madeleine Clere-Sur-Layon Courchamps Curcay-Sur-Dive Deneze-Sous-Doue Distre Doue-En-Anjou Epieds Fontevraud-L'Abbaye Gennes-Val-De-Loire Glenouze Le Coudray-Macouard Le Puy-Notre-Dame Les Trois-Moutiers Les Ulmes Loretz-D'Argenton Lys-Haut-Layon Montilliers Montreuil-Bellay Montsoreau Parnay Passavant-Sur-Layon Pouancay Ranton Rou-Marson Saint-Just-Sur-Dive Saint-Leger-De-Montbrillais Saint-Martin-De-Macon Saint-Martin-De-Sanzay Sainte-Verge Saix Saumur Souzay-Champigny Ternay Terranjou Thouars Tourtenay Tuffalun Turquant Val En Vignes Varrains Vaudelnay Inside Saumur · 1
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Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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