Châteaumeillant

Châteaumeillant is an appellation in France, covering 632 ha across 7 communes. The rules allow rosé and red wine, based on Gamay. Regional bedrock: mixed 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

632 ha

Separate plots

16

Extent N–S × E–W

4.81 × 29.79 km

Centre

46.5505° N, 2.1691° E

Grapes

Gamay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir

Max yield

60 hl/ha

Min planting density

6,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Tours

Where it is

Nearest town

41 km north-west of Montluçon

Nearest city

47 km south-east of Châteauroux 53,301 people

To the sea

266 km

Same latitude

White Bluffs (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

234–365 m

Mean elevation

280 m

Measured over the whole outline on 927 elevation cells of about 105 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks75%
• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)25%

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

Communes · 7

• Champillet
• Chateaumeillant
• Feusines
• Neret
• Saint-Maur
• Urciers
• Vesdun

Wineries · 1

• Domaine Saint-Just Michel

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Sources

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