Clairette du Languedoc

Clairette du Languedoc is an appellation in France, covering 8,437 ha across 11 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Clairette. 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 de liqueur, Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

8,437 ha

Separate plots

5

Extent N–S × E–W

20.99 × 15.1 km

Centre

43.5542° N, 3.4444° E

Grapes

Clairette

Max yield

60 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Montpellier

Where it is

Nearest town

11 km north of Pézenas

Nearest city

30 km north-east of Béziers 74,081 people

To the sea

25 km

Same latitude

Hokkaido (Japan), Red Hill Douglas County, Oregon (United States), Niagara Lakeshore (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

23–477 m

Mean elevation

143 m

Mean slope

9.1° (16 %)

Steepest tenth

above 20°

Faces

several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 106,696 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)39%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks28%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)16%

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

Communes · 11

• Adissan
• Aspiran
• Cabrieres
• Ceyras
• Fontes
• Le Bosc
• Lieuran-Cabrieres
• Nizas
• Paulhan
• Peret
• Saint-Andre-De-Sangonis

Inside Clairette du Languedoc · 11

• Clairette du Languedoc AdissanSub-zone
• Clairette du Languedoc AspiranSub-zone
• Clairette du Languedoc CabrièresSub-zone
• Clairette du Languedoc CeyrasSub-zone
• Clairette du Languedoc FontèsSub-zone
• Clairette du Languedoc Le BoscSub-zone
• Clairette du Languedoc Lieuran-CabrièresSub-zone
• Clairette du Languedoc NizasSub-zone
• Clairette du Languedoc PaulhanSub-zone
• Clairette du Languedoc PéretSub-zone
• Clairette du Languedoc Saint-André-de-SangonisSub-zone

Wineries · 1

• Le Clos du Temple

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Sources

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