Cour-Cheverny

Cour-Cheverny is an appellation in France, covering 4,131.1 ha across 11 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Romorantin. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 7.4 km east of Vineuil and 11 km east of Blois.

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

1996-11-15

Area

4,131.1 ha

Separate plots

20

Extent N–S × E–W

20.85 × 13.09 km

Centre

47.5924° N, 1.4734° E

Grapes

Romorantin

Max yield

72 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Tours

Where it is

Nearest town

7.4 km east of Vineuil

Nearest city

11 km east of Blois 53,660 people

To the sea

222 km

Rivers nearby

Loire (7.2 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

68–117 m

Mean elevation

92 m

Measured over the whole outline on 17,968 elevation cells of about 52 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks47%
• Unconsolidated sediments29%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)24%

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

Communes · 11

• Cellettes
• Cheverny
• Chitenay
• Cormeray
• Cour-Cheverny
• Huisseau-Sur-Cosson
• Mont-Pres-Chambord
• Montlivault
• Saint-Claude-De-Diray
• Tour-En-Sologne
• Vineuil

Wineries · 3

• Domaine de Montcy
• Domaine de la Grange
• Domaine de l’Aumonière

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Sources

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