Grignan-les-Adhémar

Grignan-les-Adhémar is an appellation in France, covering 8,296.5 ha across 21 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. 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

2011-12-16

Area

8,296.5 ha

Separate plots

19

Extent N–S × E–W

25.09 × 28.08 km

Centre

44.4170° N, 4.7808° E

Grapes

Bourboulenc, Carignan, Cinsaut, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Grenache, Marsanne, Marselan, Mourvèdre, Roussanne, Syrah, Viognier

Max yield

60 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Valence

Where it is

Nearest town

7.7 km north-east of Pierrelatte

Nearest city

15 km south of Montélimar 35,637 people

To the sea

93 km

Rivers nearby

Rhône (8.4 km)

Same latitude

Champlain Valley of New York (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

55–540 m

Mean elevation

157 m

Measured over the whole outline on 32,349 elevation cells of about 55 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Northern Rhône

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks48%
• Unconsolidated sediments31%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)21%

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

Communes · 21

• Allan
• Chamaret
• Chantemerle-Les-Grignan
• Chateauneuf-Du-Rhone
• Clansayes
• Colonzelle
• Donzere
• Grignan
• La Baume-De-Transit
• La Garde-Adhemar
• Les Granges-Gontardes
• Malataverne
• Montsegur-Sur-Lauzon
• Reauville
• Roche-Saint-Secret-Beconne
• Roussas
• Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux
• Saint-Restitut
• Salles-Sous-Bois
• Solerieux
• Valaurie

Wineries · 3

• Domaine Bonetto Fabrol
• Domaine de Grangeneuve Famille Bour
• Domaine des Caminottes

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Sources

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