France · AOC
Côte roannaise
Appellation
Côte roannaise is an appellation in France, covering 1,828.1 ha across 14 communes. The rules allow red and rosé wine, based on Gamay. Regional bedrock: acid plutonic rocks.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 1,828.1 ha Extent N–S × E–W 27.44 × 14.72 km Centre 46.0412° N, 3.9198° E Grapes Gamay Max yield 66 hl/ha Min planting density 4,500 vines/ha INAO office Tours Where it is Nearest town 12 km west of Roanne Nearest city 79 km north-west of Lyon 520,774 people To the sea 277 km Rivers nearby Loire (10 km) Same latitude Horse Heaven Hills (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 298–605 m Mean elevation 430 m Measured over the whole outline on 8,480 elevation cells of about 53 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules Red Gamay
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Rosé Gamay
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bedrock Acid plutonic rocks (granite)63% Acid volcanic rocks15% Mixed sedimentary rocks14% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 14 Ambierle Bully Changy La Pacaudiere Le Crozet Lentigny Renaison Saint-Alban-Les-Eaux Saint-Andre-D'Apchon Saint-Haon-Le-Chatel Saint-Haon-Le-Vieux Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-Sur-Loire Villemontais Villerest Wineries · 2 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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