Cornas

Cornas is an appellation in France, covering 541.6 ha in Cornas. The rules allow red wine, based on Syrah. Regional bedrock: acid plutonic rocks. It lies 4.8 km north-west of Guilherand-Granges and 7 km north-west of Valence.

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

541.6 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

2.98 × 3.06 km

Centre

44.9660° N, 4.8343° E

Grapes

Syrah

Max yield

46 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,400 vines/ha

INAO office

Valence

Where it is

Nearest town

4.8 km north-west of Guilherand-Granges

Nearest city

7 km north-west of Valence 63,864 people

To the sea

155 km

Rivers nearby

Rhône (3.8 km) · Arc (4.4 km)

Same latitude

Leelanau Peninsula (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

116–489 m

Mean elevation

295 m

Mean slope

16.7° (30 %)

Steepest tenth

above 30°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 121,275 elevation cells of about 7 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Northern Rhône

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Acid plutonic rocks (granite)80%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)19%

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

Communes · 1

• Cornas

Sources

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