Châteaumeillant

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• An east–west band approximately 20 km × 5 km, crossed by 7 streams and rivers that form gently sloping ridges
• Soils developed over Triassic sandy-clay substrates at the contact between the Liassic to the north and the Hercynian massif (gneiss) to the south
• The metamorphic Hercynian massif, more clay-rich and heavily eroded, contrasts with the predominantly sandy Triassic formation
• Vineyards spread across 7 communes straddling the Indre and Cher departments, at the foot of the northern edge of the Massif Central (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Vines recorded as early as 582 by Gregory of Tours; the historic grape mix included gamay N ('plant lyonnais') and pinot noir N from 1860 onward (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Poor soils (metamorphic and sandy-clay) give the reds their red berry character and fine tannins, and the gris wines their white fruit and citrus notes

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF)
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — InterLoire