Coteaux de l'Ain

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The Coteaux de l'Ain geographical area is bordered to the north by the Jura massif, to the east by the Rhône river and the Alpine massif, while the Saône river defines its western boundary.
• The highest point of the Jura massif and its southern extension, the Bugey, which together form the eastern part of the Coteaux de l'Ain territory, is the Crêt de la Neige at an altitude of 1,718 metres.
• The mountainous eastern part is composed of limestone and marly rocks with poorly developed, often shallow soils with a predominantly calcareous character, while the western plain results from fluvial and morainal formations giving rise to leached, acidic soils.
• Coteaux de l'Ain experiences a cool oceanic climate with abundant and regular rainfall, under marked southern and continental influences characterised by long, sometimes harsh winters and warm summers.
• The Pays de Gex, which forms the eastern piedmont of the Jura, belongs to the Lake Geneva basin.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Coteaux de l'Ain Pays de Gex PGI
• Coteaux de l'Ain Revermont PGI
• Coteaux de l'Ain Val de Saône PGI
• Coteaux de l'Ain Valromey PGI

All appellations in France

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF), JORF 10 décembre 2017
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — Confédération des Vins IGP de France