Eau-de-vie de cidre du Maine
Terroir
Natural factors
- Area covering 141 communes across 2,609 km², straddling the southern Mayenne and the northern fringe of Maine-et-Loire
- Belonging to the Massif armoricain, elevation below 160 m, gentle relief, annual rainfall of 600–800 mm
- Vegetation characterised by the absence of beech and the dominance of sessile oak over pedunculate oak
- Mild climate with well-distributed but modest rainfall, favourable to the cider apple
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.