France · AOC
Béarn
Appellation
Béarn is an appellation in France, covering 16,684.4 ha across 81 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 16,684.4 ha Separate plots 118 Extent N–S × E–W 52.39 × 80.57 km Centre 43.2408° N, 0.3298° W Grapes Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Camaralet, Courbu, Courbu Noir, Fer, Gros Manseng, Lauzet, Manseng Noir, Petit Courbu, Petit Manseng, Raffiat De Moncade, Sauvignon, Tannat Max yield 60 hl/ha Min planting density 4,000 vines/ha INAO office Pau Where it is Nearest town 7 km south-east of Jurançon Nearest city 8 km south of Pau 82,697 people To the sea 102 km Rivers nearby Gave de Pau (2.8 km) Same latitude Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), Upper Mississippi River Valley (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 19–454 m Mean elevation 215 m Measured over the whole outline on 23,082 elevation cells of about 111 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules Red Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Tannat
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Rosé Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Tannat
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Gros Manseng Petit Manseng Raffiat De Moncade
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Mixed sedimentary rocks62% Unconsolidated sediments17% Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)14% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 81 Show all 81 Abos Arbus Arricau-Bordes Arroses Artiguelouve Aubertin Aurions-Idernes Aydie Aubous Baigts-De-Bearn Bellocq Berenx Betracq Bosdarros Burosse-Mendousse Cadillon Cardesse Carresse-Cassaber Castagnede Castelnau-Riviere-Basse Castetpugon Castillon (Canton De Lembeye) Conchez-De-Bearn Corbere-Aberes Crouseilles Cuqueron Diusse Estialescq Escurès Gan Gayon Gelos Hagedet Haut-De-Bosdarros Jurancon L'Hopital-D'Orion Lacommande Lagor Lahontan Lahourcade Laroin Lascazeres Lasserre Lasseube Lasseubetat Lespielle Lucq-De-Bearn Lembeye Madiran Maumusson-Laguian Mazeres-Lezons Moncaup Moncla Monein Mourenx Mascaraàs-Haron Monpezat Narcastet Ogenne-Camptort Oraas Orthez Parbayse Portet Puyoo Ramous Riscle Rontignon Saint-Faust Saint-Lanne Salies-De-Bearn Salles-Mongiscard Sauvelade Soublecause Saint-Jean-Poudge Séméacq-Blachon Tadousse-Ussau Taron-Sadirac-Viellenave Uzos Vialer Viella Viellesegure Wineries · 63 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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