Pouilly-Vinzelles premier cru Les Quarts

Pouilly-Vinzelles premier cru Les Quarts is a premier cru climat of Pouilly-Vinzelles in France, covering 12.6 ha in Vinzelles. That is 17.4% of the Pouilly-Vinzelles appellation area. The rules allow white wine, based on Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.9 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-Vinzelles

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

12.6 ha

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

0.47 × 0.42 km

Centre

46.2690° N, 4.7658° E

Where it is

Nearest town

6.9 km south-west of Mâcon

Nearest city

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

To the sea

299 km

Rivers nearby

Sane (4.1 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

220–272 m

Mean elevation

240 m

Mean slope

6.8° (12 %)

Steepest tenth

above 9°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 11,895 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)70%
• Unconsolidated sediments28%

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

Communes · 1

• Vinzelles

Neighbours

• Pouilly-Vinzelles premier cru Les Longeays

Sources

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