Pouilly-Loché premier cru

Pouilly-Loché premier cru is a premier cru sub-zone of Pouilly-Loché in France, covering 7.1 ha in Macon. That is 20.2% of the Pouilly-Loché appellation area. The rules allow white wine, based on Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.4 km south-west of Mâcon and 36 km north-west of Bourg-en-Bresse.

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

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Pouilly-Loché

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

7.1 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.24 × 0.44 km

Centre

46.2764° N, 4.7647° E

Where it is

Nearest town

6.4 km south-west of Mâcon

Nearest city

36 km north-west of Bourg-en-Bresse 45,340 people

To the sea

300 km

Rivers nearby

Sane (4.6 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

237–266 m

Mean elevation

252 m

Mean slope

5.3° (9 %)

Steepest tenth

above 9°

Faces

north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 6,681 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)83%
• Unconsolidated sediments17%

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

Communes · 1

• Macon

Inside Pouilly-Loché premier cru · 1

• Pouilly-Loché premier cru les MûresPremier cru

Sources

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