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Saint-Joseph

Appellation

Saint-Joseph is an appellation in France, covering 3,436.9 ha across 26 communes. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Syrah, Marsanne and Roussanne. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
3,436.9 ha
Separate plots
17
Extent N–S × E–W
57.73 × 11.6 km
Centre
45.1709° N, 4.7978° E
Grapes
Marsanne, Roussanne, Syrah
Max yield
46 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,500 vines/ha
INAO office
Valence

Where it is

Nearest town
13 km south-east of Annonay
Nearest city
29 km north of Valence 63,864 people
To the sea
177 km
Rivers nearby
Rhône (2 km) · Arc (19 km)
Same latitude
McMinnville (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
111–394 m
Mean elevation
254 m

Measured over the whole outline on 13,247 elevation cells of about 54 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Saint-Joseph Red
Syrah
max 46 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Saint-Joseph White
MarsanneRoussanne
max 46 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha

Vintages: Northern Rhône

405
406
307
208
509
510
311
412
413
314
515
416
417
418
519
420
321
422
423
324

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

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

Communes · 26

Wineries · 2

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Sources

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

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