Saumur-Champigny

Saumur-Champigny is an appellation in France, covering 2,078.3 ha across 7 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Cabernet Franc. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.9 km south-east of Saumur and 50 km south-east of Angers.

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

1976-03-29

Area

2,078.3 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

7.62 × 11.12 km

Centre

47.2256° N, 0.0014° W

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pineau D'Aunis

Max yield

69 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Angers

Where it is

Nearest town

6.9 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 (5.9 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

28–96 m

Mean elevation

62 m

Mean slope

2.8° (5 %)

Steepest tenth

above 6°

Faces

several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 130,201 elevation cells of about 13 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)90%
• Unconsolidated sediments10%

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

Communes · 7

• Bellevigne-Les-Chateaux
• Montsoreau
• Parnay
• Saumur
• Souzay-Champigny
• Turquant
• Varrains

Wineries · 4

• Domaine Andrée Stephane Erissé
• Domaine Château de Chaintres
• Domaine des Damoiselles
• Domaine du Clos Rougeard

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Sources

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