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Côtes d'Auvergne
Appellation
Côtes d'Auvergne is an appellation in France, covering 2,997.5 ha across 59 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Gamay and Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 2,997.5 ha Extent N–S × E–W 59.08 × 27.08 km Centre 45.6729° N, 3.1903° E Grapes Chardonnay, Gamay, Pinot Noir Max yield 60 hl/ha Min planting density 4,400 vines/ha INAO office Tours Where it is Nearest town 7.6 km south of Cournon-d'Auvergne Nearest city 14 km south-east of Clermont-Ferrand 147,865 people To the sea 245 km Rivers nearby Allier (1.2 km) Same latitude Columbia Gorge (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 330–586 m Mean elevation 441 m Measured over the whole outline on 4,070 elevation cells of about 107 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules Red Gamay
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Red Gamay
max 58 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Red Gamay
max 58 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Red Gamay
max 58 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Red Gamay
max 58 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Rosé Gamay
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Rosé Gamay
max 58 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
White Chardonnay
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Bedrock Mixed sedimentary rocks56% Basic volcanic rocks (basalt)34% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 59 Show all 59 Aubiere Aulhat-Flat Authezat Beauregard-Vendon Billom Blanzat Boudes Cebazat Chadeleuf Chalus Chanonat Chas Chateaugay Chatel-Guyon Chauriat Clermont-Ferrand Corent Cournon-D'Auvergne Egliseneuve-Pres-Billom Gimeaux Glaine-Montaigut La Roche-Blanche La Roche-Noire La Sauvetat Laps Le Crest Lempdes Les Martres-De-Veyre Malauzat Menetrol Montpeyroux Mur-Sur-Allier Neschers Orbeil Orcet Perignat-Les-Sarlieve Pignols Plauzat Prompsat Reignat Riom Romagnat Saint-Amant-Tallende Saint-Bonnet-Les-Allier Saint-Georges-Sur-Allier Saint-Herent Saint-Julien-De-Coppel Saint-Maurice Saint-Sandoux Saint-Yvoine Sauvagnat-Sainte-Marthe Sayat Tallende Vassel Vertaizon Veyre-Monton Vic-Le-Comte Volvic Yssac-La-Tourette Inside Côtes d'Auvergne · 5
Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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