France · AOC
Limoux
Appellation
Limoux is an appellation in France, covering 15,003.6 ha across 40 communes. The rules allow white and red wine, based on Mauzac, Merlot, Chardonnay and Chenin. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin mousseux, Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 15,003.6 ha Separate plots 6 Extent N–S × E–W 25.14 × 24.44 km Centre 43.0429° N, 2.1632° E Grapes Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin, Cot, Grenache, Mauzac, Merlot, Syrah Max yield 70 hl/ha Min planting density 4,000 vines/ha INAO office Narbonne Where it is Nearest town around the town of Limoux Nearest city 24 km south-west of Carcassonne 49,600 people To the sea 72 km Rivers nearby Aude (5.7 km) · Hers-Vif (16 km) Same latitude Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Upper Hudson (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 140–527 m Mean elevation 287 m Measured over the whole outline on 49,060 elevation cells of about 56 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules White · Quality Sparkling Wine Mauzac
max 70 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White · Quality Sparkling Wine Mauzac
max 70 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Merlot
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Chardonnay Chenin Mauzac
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Mixed sedimentary rocks90% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 40 Ajac Alet-Les-Bains Antugnac Bouriege Campagne-Sur-Aude Cassaignes Castelreng Cepie Couiza Cournanel Coustaussa Esperaza Festes-Et-Saint-Andre Gaja-Et-Villedieu Gardie La Digne-D'Amont La Digne-D'Aval La Serpent Ladern-Sur-Lauquet Limoux Loupia Luc-Sur-Aude Magrie Malras Montazels Pauligne Peyrolles Pieusse Pomas Roquetaillade-Et-Conilhac Rouffiac-D'Aude Saint-Couat-Du-Razes Saint-Hilaire Saint-Polycarpe Serres Tourreilles Val-Du-Faby Villar-Saint-Anselme Villebazy Villelongue-D'Aude Wineries · 6 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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