Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire

Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire is an appellation in France, covering 1,428.3 ha across 8 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Chenin. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks.

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

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

1,428.3 ha

Separate plots

16

Extent N–S × E–W

10.31 × 25.76 km

Centre

47.3658° N, 0.8572° W

Grapes

Chenin

Max yield

40 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Angers

Where it is

Nearest town

7.2 km north-west of Chalonnes-sur-Loire

Nearest city

26 km west of Angers 168,279 people

To the sea

68 km

Rivers nearby

Loire (3.6 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

-7–98 m

Mean elevation

51 m

Measured over the whole outline on 6,567 elevation cells of about 52 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)98%

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

Communes · 8

• Bouchemaine
• Chalonnes-Sur-Loire
• Champtoce-Sur-Loire
• Ingrandes-Le Fresne Sur Loire
• La Possonniere
• Mauges-Sur-Loire
• Saint-Georges-Sur-Loire
• Saint-Germain-Des-Pres

Wineries · 1

• Vignoble Musset-Roullier

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Sources

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