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Cheverny

Appellation

Cheverny is an appellation in France, covering 6,376.6 ha across 23 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Pinot Noir, Sauvignon and Sauvignon Gris. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
6,376.6 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
29.18 × 22.29 km
Centre
47.4518° N, 1.3734° E
Grapes
Chardonnay, Chenin, Cot, Gamay, Orbois, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris
Max yield
72 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,500 vines/ha
INAO office
Tours

Where it is

Nearest town
16 km south of Blois
Nearest city
51 km east of Tours 141,621 people
To the sea
234 km
Rivers nearby
Loire (12 km) · Cher (16 km)
Same latitude
Rocky Reach (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
64–121 m
Mean elevation
94 m

Measured over the whole outline on 27,639 elevation cells of about 52 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Cheverny Red
Pinot Noir
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Cheverny Rosé
Pinot Noir
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Cheverny White
SauvignonSauvignon Gris
max 72 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 23

Wineries · 3

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Sources

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

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