The vineyard extends along the escarpment (cuesta) of the Côtes de Meuse, covering 15 communes situated on the scarp face and slope, with close to 40 hectares under vine.
The vines are planted mainly between 260–270 and 310–350 metres above sea level on the well-exposed slope of the escarpment.
The escarpment slope is developed on Jurassic Oxfordian marls, overlain by calcareous scree derived from the scarp face mixed with clays produced by the weathering of those marls.
The hillsides, oriented mainly to the east and south of the Côtes, are sheltered from the prevailing winds, under a temperate continental climate with cold, dry winters (mean below 3°C) and not very warm summers (around 18°C in July).
The viticultural landscape is characterised by hillside vineyards set against a wooded scarp crest, with orchards at the foot of the slope opening out onto the Woëvre plain, an area given over to arable farming and livestock rearing.
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.
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Approximate area — the union of the 9 commune(s) of the delimited area (INAO); no parcel delimitation exists for this denomination.
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