France · AOC
Touraine
Appellation
Touraine is an appellation in France, covering 38,903.2 ha across 135 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 38,903.2 ha Extent N–S × E–W 83.87 × 111.72 km Centre 47.2966° N, 0.1427° E Grapes Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin, Cot, Gamay, Grolleau Gris, Grolleau, Meunier, Orbois, Pineau D'Aunis, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris Max yield 78 hl/ha Min planting density 4,500 vines/ha INAO office Tours Where it is Nearest town 17 km east of Saumur Nearest city 44 km west of Tours 141,621 people To the sea 146 km Rivers nearby Loire (6.5 km) · Vienne (10 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 28–175 m Mean elevation 89 m Measured over the whole outline on 14,979 elevation cells of about 208 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules Rosé · Quality Sparkling Wine Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Cot Gamay Grolleau Gris Grolleau Meunier Pineau D'Aunis Pinot Gris Pinot Noir
max 78 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
White · Quality Sparkling Wine Cabernet Franc Chardonnay Chenin Grolleau Gris Grolleau Orbois Pineau D'Aunis Pinot Noir
max 78 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Red Cot
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Red Gamay
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Red Cot
max 60 hl/ha · min 6,000 vines/ha
Red Gamay
max 67 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Red Cot
max 60 hl/ha · min 5,500 vines/ha
Rosé Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Cot Gamay Grolleau Gris Grolleau Meunier Pineau D'Aunis Pinot Gris Pinot Noir
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Rosé Gamay
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Rosé Cot
max 60 hl/ha · min 6,000 vines/ha
Rosé Gamay
max 67 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Rosé Grolleau
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
White Sauvignon
max 72 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
White Chenin
max 60 hl/ha · min 6,000 vines/ha
White Chenin
max 70 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
White Chenin
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
White Sauvignon
max 66 hl/ha · min 5,500 vines/ha
White Sauvignon
max 66 hl/ha · min 5,200 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)68% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)18% Unconsolidated sediments13% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 135 Show all 135 Amboise Anche Ange Athee-Sur-Cher Avoine Avon-Les-Roches Azay-Le-Rideau Azay-Sur-Cher Beaumont-En-Veron Benais Blere Blois Bossay-Sur-Claise Bourgueil Brizay Candes-Saint-Martin Cangey Chambray-Les-Tours Chancay Chanceaux-Sur-Choisille Charge Chateauvieux Chaumont-Sur-Loire Cheille Chemery Chemille-Sur-Indrois Chinon Chouze-Sur-Loire Cinais Cinq-Mars-La-Pile Coteaux-Sur-Loire Couddes Couziers Cravant-Les-Coteaux Crouzilles Chenonceaux Chissay-En-Touraine Chisseaux Choussy Châtillon-Sur-Cher Civray-De-Touraine Couffy Drache Dierre Epeigne-Les-Bois Esvres Faverolles-Sur-Cher Fondettes Francueil Genille Huismes Joue-Les-Tours L'Ile-Bouchard La Chapelle-Sur-Loire La Roche-Clermault Langeais Larcay Le Controis-En-Sologne Lemere Lerne Lignieres-De-Touraine Ligre Limeray Lussault-Sur-Loire Luynes Luzille La Croix-En-Touraine Le Controis-En-Sologne Marcay Mareuil-Sur-Cher Mesland Meusnes Monteaux Monthou-Sur-Bievre Monthou-Sur-Cher Montlouis-Sur-Loire Montreuil-En-Touraine Mosnes Montrichard Val De Cher Méhers Nazelles-Negron Neuille-Le-Lierre Noizay Noyers-Sur-Cher Oisly Panzoult Parcay-Meslay Poce-Sur-Cisse Pontlevoy Pouille Razines Restigne Reugny Rigny-Usse Rilly-Sur-Loire Rivarennes Riviere Rochecorbon Sache Saint-Avertin Saint-Benoit-La-Foret Saint-Etienne-De-Chigny Saint-Georges-Sur-Cher Saint-Germain-Sur-Vienne Saint-Martin-Le-Beau Saint-Nicolas-De-Bourgueil Saint-Ouen-Les-Vignes Saint-Regle Sainte-Maure-De-Touraine Savigny-En-Veron Savonnieres Sazilly Seigy Seuilly Souvigny-De-Touraine Saint-Aignan Saint-Julien-De-Chédon Saint-Romain-Sur-Cher Sassay Soings-En-Sologne Tavant Theneuil Thizay Tours Thésée Valaire Valencisse Valleres Vallieres-Les-Grandes Valloire-Sur-Cisse Veretz Vernou-Sur-Brenne Veuzain-Sur-Loire Villaines-Les-Rochers Vouvray Inside Touraine · 5
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Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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