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Vin de Corse Coteaux du Cap Corse ou Corse Coteaux du Cap Corse

Sub-zone

Vin de Corse Coteaux du Cap Corse ou Corse Coteaux du Cap Corse is a named sub-zone of Vin de Corse in France, covering 4,124.2 ha across 11 communes. That is 5.8% of the Vin de Corse appellation area. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Grenache, Nielluccio, Sciacarello and Vermentino. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks.

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

Key facts

Type
Dénomination géographique complémentaire
Within
Vin de Corse
Category
Vin tranquille
Area
4,124.2 ha
Separate plots
1,177
Extent N–S × E–W
22.46 × 11.67 km
Centre
42.9574° N, 9.4362° E

Where it is

Nearest town
28 km north of Bastia
Nearest city
97 km south-west of Livorno 157,017 people
To the sea
1.6 km

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

Terrain

Elevation
0–307 m
Mean elevation
91 m
Mean slope
13.2° (23 %)
Steepest tenth
above 22°
Faces
several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 50,730 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

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

Communes · 11

Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)

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