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Vin de Corse Calvi ou Corse Calvi

Sub-zone

Vin de Corse Calvi ou Corse Calvi is a named sub-zone of Vin de Corse in France, covering 8,649.8 ha across 28 communes. That is 12.2% of the Vin de Corse appellation area. 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

Type
Dénomination géographique complémentaire
Within
Vin de Corse
Category
Vin tranquille
Area
8,649.8 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
26.9 × 40.02 km
Centre
42.6457° N, 9.0871° E

Where it is

Nearest town
30 km west of Bastia
Nearest city
86 km north-east of Ajaccio 54,364 people
To the sea
3.5 km

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
1–494 m
Mean elevation
115 m

Measured over the whole outline on 7,559 elevation cells of about 113 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

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

Communes · 28

Wineries · 3

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Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)

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