Moselle

Moselle is an appellation in France, covering 678.7 ha across 18 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Pinot Noir, Auxerrois, Mueller Thurgau and Pinot Gris. 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

678.7 ha

Separate plots

19

Extent N–S × E–W

75.04 × 37.75 km

Centre

48.7889° N, 6.5363° E

Grapes

Auxerrois, Gamay, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling

Max yield

73 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Colmar

Where it is

Nearest town

28 km east of Nancy

Nearest city

30 km east of Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 31,785 people

To the sea

319 km

Same latitude

Vancouver Island (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

146–356 m

Mean elevation

236 m

Measured over the whole outline on 318 elevation cells of about 200 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)100%

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

Communes · 18

• Ancy-Dornot
• Arnaville
• Ars-Sur-Moselle
• Contz-Les-Bains
• Fey
• Haute-Kontz
• Jussy
• Lessy
• Lorry-Mardigny
• Marange-Silvange
• Marieulles
• Noveant-Sur-Moselle
• Plappeville
• Rozerieulles
• Scy-Chazelles
• Sierck-Les-Bains
• Vaux
• Vic-Sur-Seille

Wineries · 1

• Domaine La Joyeuse

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Sources

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