The Saint-Chinian geographical area extends across 20 communes in the north-west of the Hérault department, between the Montagne Noire and the plain of Béziers.
The northern part of the Saint-Chinian appellation rests on schist soils, covering two-thirds of the delimited area, while the south presents clay-limestone soils, sometimes more calcareous or marly depending on the village.
The Saint-Chinian vineyard is set against the foot of the Espinouse massif and planted up to a maximum altitude of 400 metres, sheltered from the cold, desiccating winds from the north.
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.
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On the map, at overview zooms, this appellation is drawn as a silhouette of its vineyard generalised at 250 m from the INAO parcel delimitation; the parcels themselves appear as you zoom in.
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