Bellet

Bellet is an appellation in France in Nice. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Brachet, Fuella Nera and Vermentino. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 2 km north-west of Nice and 9 km east of Cagnes-sur-Mer.

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

Key facts

Official name

Bellet / Vin de Bellet

Type

AOP

Category

Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

7,369 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

12.74 × 11.4 km

Centre

43.7074° N, 7.2421° E

Grapes

Bourboulenc, Brachet, Chardonnay, Cinsaut, Clairette, Fuella Nera, Grenache, Mayorquin, Muscat À Petits Grains Blancs, Ugni Blanc, Vermentino

Other grapes

Blanqueiron

Max yield

44 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

2 km north-west of Nice

Nearest city

9 km east of Cagnes-sur-Mer 46,923 people

To the sea

2.2 km

Same latitude

Hokkaido (Japan), Prince Edward County (Canada), Snake 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

0–543 m

Mean elevation

124 m

Mean slope

13.2° (23 %)

Steepest tenth

above 28°

Faces

several directions, mostly west

Measured over the whole outline on 97,290 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks57%
• Unconsolidated sediments35%

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

Communes · 1

• Nice

Wineries · 3

• Bouchon & Co
• Château de Bellet
• Château de Crémat

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications