Rasteau

Appellation

Rasteau is an appellation in France, covering 1,789.9 ha in Cairanne, Rasteau and Sablet. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris and Grenache. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 7.6 km west of Vaison-la-Romaine and 17 km north-east of Orange.

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Key facts

Type: AOC
Category: Vin doux naturel
Protected since: 1973-09-18
Area: 1,789.9 ha
Extent N–S × E–W: 6.88 × 4.72 km
Centre: 44.2328° N, 4.9801° E
Grapes: Bourboulenc, Brun Argenté, Carignan, Cinsaut, Clairette, Clairette Rose, Counoise, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Grenache, Marsanne, Mourvèdre, Muscardin, Piquepoul Blanc, Piquepoul Noir, Roussanne, Syrah, Terret Noir, Ugni Blanc, Viognier
Max yield: 42 hl/ha
Min planting density: 4,000 vines/ha
INAO office: Avignon

Where it is

Nearest town: 7.6 km west of Vaison-la-Romaine
Nearest city: 17 km north-east of Orange 30,530 people
To the sea: 75 km
Same latitude: Prince Edward County (Canada), Lower Long Tom (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation: 119–367 m
Mean elevation: 218 m
Mean slope: 6.9° (12 %)
Steepest tenth: above 16°
Faces: south

Measured over the whole outline on 94,250 elevation cells of about 14 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).