France · AOC
Orléans
Appellation
Orléans is an appellation in France, covering 2,033.7 ha across 12 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Meunier and Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin tranquille Protected since 2004-04-14 Area 2,033.7 ha Separate plots 15 Extent N–S × E–W 13.59 × 31.39 km Centre 47.8418° N, 1.8019° E Grapes Chardonnay, Meunier, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir Max yield 60 hl/ha Min planting density 5,000 vines/ha INAO office Tours Where it is Nearest town 7.6 km west of Olivet Nearest city 10 km south-west of Orléans 116,344 people To the sea 206 km Rivers nearby Loire (3.2 km) · Conie (17 km) Same latitude Lake Chelan (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 82–114 m Mean elevation 101 m Measured over the whole outline on 8,882 elevation cells of about 51 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules Red Meunier
max 55 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Rosé Meunier
max 55 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
White Chardonnay
max 60 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)52% Unconsolidated sediments48% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 12 Baule Beaugency Checy Clery-Saint-Andre Mardie Mareau-Aux-Pres Meung-Sur-Loire Mezieres-Lez-Clery Olivet Saint-Ay Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin Saint-Jean-De-Braye Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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