Urfé

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The Urfé vineyard extends across the eastern slopes of the Monts de la Madeleine and along the banks of the Loire, of which it constitutes the most upstream vineyard, at an altitude of between 350 and 600 metres.
• The Forez plain and the Roanne basin form a rift valley carved into the Palaeozoic granitic and metamorphic basement of the Massif Central, accompanied by volcanism comprising some thirty volcanoes listed among the oldest in Europe.
• The soils rest approximately half on primary granitic and metamorphic rocks (schists, gneiss) and half on basaltic rocks arising from Tertiary volcanism, with locally more clayey soils associated with basaltic veins.
• The weathering of the basement rocks produces coarse, sandy, siliceous, and acidic arenes capable of draining and warming rapidly.
• The oceanic climate, with continental and mountain nuances, is determined by the Monts de la Madeleine and the Monts du Forez, which block Atlantic weather systems to the west and create a foehn effect that produces a pocket of dryness at the foot of the relief.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Urfé Ambierle rosé PGI
• Urfé Trelins PGI

All appellations in France

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF)
• Official trade body site — Confédération des Vins IGP de France