Roussette du Bugey

Roussette du Bugey is an appellation in France, covering 3,739 ha across 62 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Altesse. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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

2011-12-13

Area

3,739 ha

Separate plots

114

Extent N–S × E–W

60.91 × 38.72 km

Centre

45.7951° N, 5.7132° E

Grapes

Altesse

Max yield

65 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Mâcon

Where it is

Nearest town

4.4 km north-east of Belley

Nearest city

30 km north of Chambéry 61,640 people

To the sea

254 km

Rivers nearby

Rhône (1.7 km)

Lakes nearby

du Bourget (8.5 km)

Same latitude

The Burn of Columbia Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

200–939 m

Mean elevation

346 m

Measured over the whole outline on 5,425 elevation cells of about 106 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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)59%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks29%
• Unconsolidated sediments10%

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

Communes · 62

Inside Roussette du Bugey · 2

• Roussette du Bugey MontagnieuSub-zone
• Roussette du Bugey Virieu-le-GrandSub-zone

Wineries · 1

• Cave Sandrine Bigot

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Sources

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