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Vinsobres

Vinsobres is an appellation in France, covering 1,536.2 ha in Vinsobres. The rules allow red wine, based on Grenache. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 6 km south-east of Valréas and 33 km south-east of Montélimar.

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Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

2011-12-14

Area

1,536.2 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

7.5 × 6.48 km

Centre

44.3407° N, 5.0338° E

Grapes

Bourboulenc, Brun Argenté, Carignan, Cinsaut, Clairette, Clairette Rose, Counoise, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Grenache, Marsanne, Mourvèdre, Muscardin, Piquepoul Blanc, Piquepoul Noir, Roussanne, Syrah, Terret Noir, Ugni Blanc, Viognier

Max yield

42 hl/ha

INAO office

Valence

Where it is

Nearest town

6 km south-east of Valréas

Nearest city

33 km south-east of Montélimar 35,637 people

To the sea

87 km

Same latitude

Prince Edward County (Canada), Wisconsin Ledge (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

195–498 m

Mean elevation

342 m

Mean slope

7.3° (13 %)

Steepest tenth

above 14°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 86,367 elevation cells of about 14 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Northern Rhône

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

• Mixed sedimentary rocks70%
• Unconsolidated sediments30%

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

Communes · 1

• Vinsobres

Sources

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

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