France · AOC
Vin de Corse
Appellation
Vin de Corse is an appellation in France, covering 71,056.5 ha across 146 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Grenache, Nielluccio, Sciacarello and Vermentino. Regional bedrock: acid plutonic rocks.
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Key facts Official name Vin de Corse ou Corse Type AOC Category Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 71,056.5 ha Extent N–S × E–W 171.73 × 80.3 km Centre 41.5061° N, 9.0314° E Grapes Aléatico, Barbaroux, Biancu Gentile, Carcajolo, Carignan, Cinsaut, Codivarta, Genovèse, Grenache, Morrastel, Mourvèdre, Nielluccio, Sciacarello, Syrah, Ugni Blanc, Vermentino Max yield 55 hl/ha Min planting density 4,000 vines/ha INAO office Corse Where it is Nearest town 23 km west of Porto-Vecchio Nearest city 52 km south of Ajaccio 54,364 people To the sea 3.4 km Same latitude Kakheti (Georgia), Western Connecticut Highlands (United States), Huanren icewine (China), South Islands (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–605 m Mean elevation 104 m Measured over the whole outline on 14,826 elevation cells of about 226 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules Red Grenache Nielluccio Sciacarello
max 55 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Grenache Nielluccio Sciacarello
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Grenache Nielluccio Sciacarello
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Grenache Nielluccio Sciacarello
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Grenache Nielluccio Sciacarello
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Grenache Nielluccio Sciacarello
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Rosé Grenache Nielluccio Sciacarello
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Rosé Grenache Nielluccio Sciacarello
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Rosé Grenache Nielluccio Sciacarello
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Rosé Grenache Nielluccio Sciacarello
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Rosé Grenache Nielluccio Sciacarello
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Rosé Grenache Nielluccio Sciacarello
max 55 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Vermentino
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Vermentino
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Vermentino
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Vermentino
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Vermentino
max 55 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Vermentino
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Acid plutonic rocks (granite)42% Unconsolidated sediments34% Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)15% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 146 Show all 146 Afa Aghione Aiti Ajaccio Alata Albitreccia Aleria Algajola Ambiegna Antisanti Appietto Arbellara Arbori Aregno Arro Avapessa Barrettali Bastelicaccia Belgodere Belvedere-Campomoro Biguglia Bonifacio Borgo Cagnano Calcatoggio Calenzana Calvi Canale-Di-Verde Cannelle Carbuccia Cargese Casaglione Casalabriva Casevecchie Castellare-Di-Casinca Cateri Cauro Centuri Cervione Chiatra Coggia Cognocoli-Monticchi Conca Corbara Costa Coti-Chiavari Cuttoli-Corticchiato Eccica-Suarella Ersa Feliceto Figari Fozzano Furiani Galeria Gavignano Ghisonaccia Giuncaggio Granace Grossa Grosseto-Prugna L'Ile-Rousse Lama Lecci Linguizzetta Loreto-Di-Tallano Lucciana Lugo-Di-Nazza Lumio Luri Mela Meria Moltifao Monacia-D'Aullene Moncale Monte Montegrosso Monticello Morosaglia Morsiglia Muro Novella Ocana Occhiatana Olmeto Olmiccia Omessa Palasca Pancheraccia Penta-Di-Casinca Peri Piana Pianottoli-Caldarello Piedigriggio Pietracorbara Pietrosella Pietroso Pigna Pila-Canale Poggio-Di-Nazza Poggio-Mezzana Porto-Vecchio Prato-Di-Giovellina Propriano Prunelli-Di-Fiumorbo Rogliano Sainte-Lucie-De-Tallano Saliceto San-Gavino-Di-Carbini San-Giuliano San-Nicolao Sant'Andrea-D'Orcino Sant'Antonino Santa-Lucia-Di-Moriani Santa-Maria-Poggio Santa-Reparata-Di-Balagna Sari-D'Orcino Sari-Solenzara Sarrola-Carcopino Sartene Serra-Di-Ferro Serra-Di-Fiumorbo Sisco Sollacaro Sorbo-Ocagnano Sotta Speloncato Solaro Taglio-Isolaccio Talasani Tallone Tavaco Tomino Tox Urtaca Valle-Di-Campoloro Valle-Di-Mezzana Ventiseri Venzolasca Vero Vescovato Vico Viggianello Villanova Ville-Di-Paraso Zilia Zonza Inside Vin de Corse · 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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