Savennières Roche aux Moines

Savennières Roche aux Moines is an appellation in France, covering 34.6 ha in Savennieres. The rules allow white wine, based on Chenin. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 4.3 km south-west of Bouchemaine and 11 km south-west 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

1973-09-18

Area

34.6 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.81 × 0.81 km

Centre

47.3914° N, 0.6441° W

Grapes

Chenin

Max yield

35 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Angers

Where it is

Nearest town

4.3 km south-west of Bouchemaine

Nearest city

11 km south-west of Angers 168,279 people

To the sea

84 km

Rivers nearby

Loire (0.4 km) · Conie (3.5 km)

Same latitude

Rocky Reach (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

18–70 m

Mean elevation

55 m

Mean slope

6.6° (12 %)

Steepest tenth

above 14°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 34,028 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments58%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)32%
• Acid volcanic rocks11%

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

Communes · 1

• Savennieres

Wineries · 2

• Coulée de Serrant
• Domaine aux Moines

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Sources

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