Clairette du Languedoc Saint-André-de-Sangonis

Clairette du Languedoc Saint-André-de-Sangonis is a named sub-zone of Clairette du Languedoc in France, covering 145.5 ha in Saint-Andre-De-Sangonis. That is 1.7% of the Clairette du Languedoc appellation area. The rules allow white wine, based on Clairette. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 5.5 km west of Gignac and 31 km west of Montpellier.

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

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Clairette du Languedoc

Category

Vin de liqueur, Vin tranquille

Area

145.5 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

2.14 × 1.69 km

Centre

43.6261° N, 3.4923° E

Where it is

Nearest town

5.5 km west of Gignac

Nearest city

31 km west of Montpellier 248,252 people

To the sea

30 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

33–57 m

Mean elevation

48 m

Mean slope

2.2° (4 %)

Steepest tenth

above 5°

Faces

several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 124,077 elevation cells of about 4 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments100%

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

Communes · 1

• Saint-Andre-De-Sangonis

Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)