Haute-Vienne

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Vineyard concentrated on the gneissic and schistose hillsides of Verneuil-sur-Vienne, roughly ten kilometres east of Limoges. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Temperate oceanic climate, with mean annual rainfall of 1,050 mm (above the national average), cool winters and fairly warm summers.
• Gently rolling relief of hills, valleys and plateaux shaped by differential erosion of the Hercynian basement, traversed from east to west by the Vienne river.
• The northern and central parts of the département, less subject to mountain influence (under 1,200 mm per year), enjoy a milder climate more favourable to viticulture.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF), JORF 17 novembre 2011
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry