Roussette de Savoie

Roussette de Savoie is an appellation in France, covering 6,153.2 ha across 52 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Altesse. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1976-03-29

Area

6,153.2 ha

Separate plots

53

Extent N–S × E–W

103.2 × 58.36 km

Centre

45.5317° N, 5.9986° E

Grapes

Altesse

Max yield

70 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Mâcon

Where it is

Nearest town

7.2 km south-east of Chambéry

Nearest city

45 km north-east of Grenoble 158,552 people

To the sea

234 km

Rivers nearby

Arc (6.1 km)

Lakes nearby

du Bourget (17 km)

Same latitude

Tualatin Hills (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

228–984 m

Mean elevation

392 m

Measured over the whole outline on 2,104 elevation cells of about 213 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

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

• Unconsolidated sediments33%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)27%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks24%

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

Communes · 52

Inside Roussette de Savoie · 4

• Roussette de Savoie FrangySub-zone
• Roussette de Savoie MarestelSub-zone
• Roussette de Savoie MonterminodSub-zone
• Roussette de Savoie MonthouxSub-zone

Wineries · 9

• Andre et Michel Quenard
• Domaine Chevallier Bernard
• Domaine Giachino
• Fortin
• La Cave du Prieuré
• Maison Girard-Madoux
• Maison Philippe Grisard
• Marestel - Domaine Carrel
• Masson Jean & fils

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Sources

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