Haut-Montravel is an appellation in France, covering 3,868.8 ha across 13 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Muscadelle, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris and Semillon. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 15 km south-west of Montpon-Ménestérol and 53 km east of Bordeaux.
Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain
Elevation
11–167 m
Mean elevation
90 m
Mean slope
4.0° (7 %)
Steepest tenth
above 8°
Faces
several directions, mostly south
Measured over the whole outline on 56,281 elevation cells of about 27 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules
Haut-MontravelWhite
MuscadelleSauvignonSauvignon GrisSemillon
max 30 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Vintages: Bordeaux (red)
505
306
207
308
509
510
311
312
113
314
415
516
317
518
519
520
221
522
423
224
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 rocks100%
Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.