Coteaux du Loir

Coteaux du Loir is an appellation in France, covering 1,874.9 ha across 18 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Pineau D'Aunis and Chenin. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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

1,874.9 ha

Separate plots

55

Extent N–S × E–W

21.97 × 29.03 km

Centre

47.7115° N, 0.5267° E

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Chenin, Cot, Gamay, Grolleau, Pineau D'Aunis

Max yield

65 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Tours

Where it is

Nearest town

8.3 km east of Château-du-Loir

Nearest city

40 km south-east of Le Mans 144,515 people

To the sea

184 km

Rivers nearby

Conie (2.2 km)

Same latitude

Rocky Reach (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

46–140 m

Mean elevation

98 m

Measured over the whole outline on 8,906 elevation cells of about 52 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)40%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)33%
• Unconsolidated sediments27%

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

Communes · 18

• Beaumont-Sur-Deme
• Bueil-En-Touraine
• Chenu
• Chahaignes
• Dissay-Sous-Courcillon
• Flee
• La Chartre-Sur-Le-Loir
• Lhomme
• Loir En Vallée
• Montval-Sur-Loir
• Marçon
• Nogent-Sur-Loir
• Saint-Aubin-Le-Depeint
• Saint-Christophe-Sur-Le-Nais
• Saint-Germain-D'Arce
• Saint-Paterne-Racan
• Saint-Pierre-De-Cheville
• Villebourg

Wineries · 1

• Domaine de la Raderie

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Sources

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