Coteaux du Quercy

Coteaux du Quercy is an appellation in France, covering 3,842.6 ha across 32 communes. The rules allow red and rosé wine, based on Cabernet Franc. Regional bedrock: mixed 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

2004-04-14

Area

3,842.6 ha

Separate plots

164

Extent N–S × E–W

42.87 × 49.49 km

Centre

44.2531° N, 1.2617° E

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cot, Gamay, Merlot, Tannat

Max yield

63 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Gaillac

Where it is

Nearest town

27 km north of Montauban

Nearest city

51 km east of Agen 34,367 people

To the sea

162 km

Rivers nearby

Tarn (16 km) · Aveyron (17 km)

Same latitude

Prince Edward County (Canada), Lower Long Tom (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

114–314 m

Mean elevation

216 m

Measured over the whole outline on 5,557 elevation cells of about 110 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks70%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)23%

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

Communes · 32

• Auty
• Barguelonne-En-Quercy
• Belfort-Du-Quercy
• Bruniquel
• Castelnau Montratier-Sainte Alauzie
• Caussade
• Cayriech
• Cezac
• Labarthe
• Labastide-Marnhac
• Lapenche
• Lavaurette
• Le Montat
• Lendou-En-Quercy
• Mirabel
• Molieres
• Montaigu-De-Quercy
• Montalzat
• Montcuq-En-Quercy-Blanc
• Montdoumerc
• Montfermier
• Montlauzun
• Montpezat-De-Quercy
• Puygaillard-De-Quercy
• Puylaroque
• Realville
• Saint-Georges
• Saint-Paul-Flaugnac
• Saint-Vincent-D'Autejac
• Sauveterre
• Vaissac
• Vazerac

Sources

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