Coteaux du Layon

Coteaux du Layon is an appellation in France, covering 6,212.7 ha across 12 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Chenin. 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 sélection de grains nobles, Vin de triees successives

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

6,212.7 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

30.74 × 39.14 km

Centre

47.3030° N, 0.5815° W

Grapes

Chenin

Max yield

40 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Angers

Where it is

Nearest town

13 km south of Bouchemaine

Nearest city

19 km south of Angers 168,279 people

To the sea

117 km

Rivers nearby

Loire (11 km) · Conie (12 km) · Mayenne (22 km)

Same latitude

Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

8–112 m

Mean elevation

67 m

Measured over the whole outline on 7,850 elevation cells of about 104 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)73%
• Basic volcanic rocks (basalt)20%

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

Communes · 12

• Aubigne-Sur-Layon
• Beaulieu-Sur-Layon
• Bellevigne-En-Layon
• Chalonnes-Sur-Loire
• Chaudefonds-Sur-Layon
• Chemille-En-Anjou
• Clere-Sur-Layon
• Doue-En-Anjou
• Lys-Haut-Layon
• Rochefort-Sur-Loire
• Terranjou
• Val-Du-Layon

Inside Coteaux du Layon · 7

• Coteaux du Layon premier cru ChaumePremier cru
• Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu-sur-Layon ou BeaulieuSub-zone
• Coteaux du Layon Faye-d'Anjou ou FayeSub-zone
• Coteaux du Layon Rablay-sur-Layon ou RablaySub-zone
• Coteaux du Layon Rochefort-sur-Loire ou RochefortSub-zone
• Coteaux du Layon Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné ou Saint-AubinSub-zone
• Coteaux du Layon Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay ou Saint-LambertSub-zone

Wineries · 9

• Caves de la Roche
• Château Soucherie
• Château de Montguéret
• Château de la Roulerie
• Domaine Château du Breuil
• Domaine Delesvaux
• Domaine Tremblay
• Domaine des Deux Vallées
• Pierre Chauvin

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Sources

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