Coteaux de Tannay

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The geographical area covers 56 communes in the Nièvre department, crossed by the Yonne and its tributaries, which shape the local relief.
• The vineyard occupies mainly the western line of hillsides and the outlier buttes of the basin, with vines planted between 150 and 250 metres of altitude, on mid-slope.
• The clay-limestone soils lie on formations from the Lower and Upper Bathonian, and come in three types: free-draining petites terres, ochre clay soils, and pale soils known as "blanchées" that are well suited to whites.
• The vineyard is sheltered from westerly winds by a line of wooded plateaux, which accounts for lower rainfall and greater sunshine than the rest of the department.

• According to R. Dion, "vins de Clamecy" were reportedly ordered in 1300 to supply the king, transported by river on the Yonne, and a sub-prefect recorded more than 3,000 hectares of vines in the mid-19th century.
• After the phylloxera crisis, the vineyard declined until 1989, the date marking the start of its revival, confirmed by the decree of 7 January 2001.

• Melon, of which this region is said to be the birthplace, mainly goes into the white wines that make up 90% of the appellation's current production.

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

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Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 26 novembre 2015 publié au JORF du 2 décembre 2015, JORF 2 décembre 2015
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — Confédération des Vins IGP de France