Tavel

Tavel is an appellation in France, covering 1,158.1 ha in Roquemaure and Tavel. The rules allow rosé wine. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 3.8 km north-east of Rochefort-du-Gard and 11 km north-west of Avignon.

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

1973-09-18

Area

1,158.1 ha

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

4.02 × 8.2 km

Centre

44.0076° N, 4.7000° E

Grapes

Bourboulenc, Calitor, Carignan Blanc, Carignan, Cinsaut, Clairette, Clairette Rose, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Piquepoul Blanc, Piquepoul Gris, Piquepoul Noir, Syrah

Max yield

50 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Avignon

Where it is

Nearest town

3.8 km north-east of Rochefort-du-Gard

Nearest city

11 km north-west of Avignon 89,769 people

To the sea

48 km

Same latitude

Prince Edward County (Canada), Eagle Foothills (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

52–230 m

Mean elevation

115 m

Mean slope

4.1° (7 %)

Steepest tenth

above 9°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 63,488 elevation cells of about 14 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Southern Rhône

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

• Mixed sedimentary rocks85%
• Unconsolidated sediments12%

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

Communes · 2

• Roquemaure
• Tavel

Wineries · 1

• Château de Trinquevedel

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Sources

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