Languedoc (Rouge et Rosé)

Languedoc (Rouge et Rosé) is a named sub-zone of Languedoc in France, covering 689.1 ha in Montagnac. That is 0.3% of the Languedoc appellation area. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 9.3 km east of Pézenas and 16 km north-west of Sète.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Languedoc

Category

Vin primeur, Vin tranquille

Area

689.1 ha

Separate plots

105

Extent N–S × E–W

7.71 × 5.93 km

Centre

43.4864° N, 3.5318° E

Where it is

Nearest town

9.3 km east of Pézenas

Nearest city

16 km north-west of Sète 40,736 people

To the sea

15 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

28–168 m

Mean elevation

94 m

Mean slope

4.2° (7 %)

Steepest tenth

above 8°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 37,901 elevation cells of about 14 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks62%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)38%

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

Communes · 1

• Montagnac

Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)