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Orléans-Cléry

Appellation

Orléans-Cléry is an appellation in France, covering 855.7 ha across 5 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Cabernet Franc. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 7.3 km west of Olivet and 10 km south-west of Orléans.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
2011-12-09
Area
855.7 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
5.17 × 11.54 km
Centre
47.8434° N, 1.8049° E
Grapes
Cabernet Franc
Max yield
55 hl/ha
Min planting density
5,000 vines/ha
INAO office
Tours

Where it is

Nearest town
7.3 km west of Olivet
Nearest city
10 km south-west of Orléans 116,344 people
To the sea
206 km
Rivers nearby
Loire (3.1 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
88–107 m
Mean elevation
101 m
Mean slope
0.5° (1 %)
Steepest tenth
above 1°
Faces
north-west

Measured over the whole outline on 54,532 elevation cells of about 13 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Orléans-Cléry Red
Cabernet Franc
max 55 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 5

Sources

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

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