Vin de Savoie Jongieux

Vin de Savoie Jongieux is a named sub-zone of Vin de Savoie in France, covering 336.6 ha across 5 communes. That is 4.8% of the Vin de Savoie appellation area. The rules allow rosé, white and red wine. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 9.5 km north-west of Aix-les-Bains and 20 km north of Chambéry.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Vin de Savoie

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

336.6 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

7.21 × 3.92 km

Centre

45.7253° N, 5.7960° E

Where it is

Nearest town

9.5 km north-west of Aix-les-Bains

Nearest city

20 km north of Chambéry 61,640 people

To the sea

251 km

Lakes nearby

du Bourget (4.7 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

235–590 m

Mean elevation

407 m

Mean slope

14.1° (25 %)

Steepest tenth

above 26°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 20,250 elevation cells of about 13 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)43%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks28%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)28%

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

Communes · 5

• Billieme
• Jongieux
• Lucey
• Saint-Jean-De-Chevelu
• Yenne

Sources

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