AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Indre-et-Loire
Communes of Production
- Anché, Avoine, Avon-les-Roches, Beaumont-en-Véron, Brizay, Candes-Saint-Martin, Chinon, Cinais, Couziers, Cravant-les-Côteaux, Crouzilles, Huismes, L’Ile-Bouchard, Lerné, Ligré, Panzoult, Rivière, La Roche-Clermault, Saint Benoît-la-Forêt, Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne, Savigny-en-Véron, Sazilly, Seuilly, Tavant, Theneuil, Thizay.
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
- Rosé: Cabernet Franc plus a max. 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Rouge: Cabernet Franc plus a max. 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Chinon wines may use the geographical designation „Val de Loire“ on the label
Assemblage
- Rouge and rosé wines may be produced solely from Cabernet Franc. If blended, Cabernet Franc must constitute the majority of the wine.
Minimum Alcohol
- Blanc: 10%
- Rosé/Rouge: 10.5%
Minimum Must Weight
- Blanc: 162 g/l
- Rosé: 171 g/l
- Rouge: 180 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc: 6 g/l
- Rosé: 4 g/l
- Rouge: 2 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 55 hl/ha
Principle Soils
- varennes (alluvial sand), tuffeau (soft limestone), clay
AOC Established
- 1937 (last updated 2016)
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