Franche-Comté

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Calcareous clay or marly soils covered with hard limestone gravel, on parcels exposed to the south or west
• Cool oceanic climate with continental influences: average temperature 10.5 °C, rainfall exceeding 900 mm/year, with a dry autumn
• South/south-west aspect sheltering the vineyards from cold northerly and easterly winds, ensuring high levels of sunshine

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