Vin de Corse ou Corse Figari

Vin de Corse ou Corse Figari is a named sub-zone of Vin de Corse in France, covering 4,952.7 ha in Figari, Monacia-D'Aullene and Pianottoli-Caldarello. That is 7.0% of the Vin de Corse appellation area. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Grenache, Nielluccio, Sciacarello and Vermentino. Regional bedrock: acid plutonic rocks. It lies 15 km west of Porto-Vecchio and 54 km south-east of Ajaccio.

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

4,952.7 ha

Separate plots

327

Extent N–S × E–W

11.37 × 15.05 km

Centre

41.5258° N, 9.1156° E

Where it is

Nearest town

15 km west of Porto-Vecchio

Nearest city

54 km south-east of Ajaccio 54,364 people

To the sea

5.7 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–379 m

Mean elevation

66 m

Mean slope

6.4° (11 %)

Steepest tenth

above 13°

Faces

several directions, mostly south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 60,488 elevation cells of about 29 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

• Acid plutonic rocks (granite)100%

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

Communes · 3

• Figari
• Monacia-D'Aullene
• Pianottoli-Caldarello

Sources

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