Haut-Poitou

Haut-Poitou is an appellation in France, covering 2,817.1 ha across 24 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate 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

1973-09-18

Area

2,817.1 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

19.89 × 33.92 km

Centre

46.6826° N, 0.3008° E

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Gamay De Bouze, Gamay De Chaudenay, Gamay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris

Max yield

72 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,200 vines/ha

INAO office

Angers

Where it is

Nearest town

6.2 km north of Migné

Nearest city

12 km north of Poitiers 85,960 people

To the sea

116 km

Rivers nearby

Vienne (20 km)

Same latitude

Naches Heights (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

67–159 m

Mean elevation

123 m

Measured over the whole outline on 12,113 elevation cells of about 52 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)92%

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

Communes · 24

• Amberre
• Avanton
• Beaumont Saint-Cyr
• Beaumont Saint-Cyr
• Champigny En Rochereau
• Cherves
• Chouppes
• Cisse
• Coussay
• Craon
• Cuhon
• Doux
• Dissay
• Jaunay-Marigny
• Lencloitre
• Maisonneuve
• Massognes
• Mirebeau
• Neuville-De-Poitou
• Saint-Georges-Les-Baillargeaux
• Saint-Martin-La-Pallu
• Thurageau
• Vouzailles
• Yversay

Wineries · 2

• Domaine de Villemont
• Domaine de la Roussille

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Sources

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