Appellation · AOC · Anjou-Saumur

Anjou

An appellation of the Loire Valley, in the Anjou-Saumur. Its specification allows sparkling wines.

Sparkling

Loire Valley · Anjou-Saumur · Maine-et-Loire (49), Deux-Sèvres (79), Vienne (86)

22,000 hadelimited area

Authorised grape varieties

+ as secondary grapes: chardonnay, sauvignon, grolleau, pineau d’aunis, cabernet franc, cabernet-sauvignon, gamay, grolleau gris, cot

According to the INAO specification · Read ↗

The climate, today and around 2050

Spring, average temperature

Today

11.2 °C

Around 2050

12.6 °C

11.2 °C→ 12.6 °C

Summer, average temperature

Today

19.3 °C

Around 2050

21.6 °C

19.3 °C→ 21.6 °C

Days at 35 °C or more, per year

Today

0.8

Around 2050

4.7

0.8→ 4.7

Average of the 84 communes. “Around 2050”: median value of the models for warming of +2.7 °C in France, the reference trajectory (TRACC). Source: Météo-France, Climadiag Commune.

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Official sources

Specification of the Anjou AOCINAO · PDF · the official rulesOfficial Anjou, from its trade bodyInterLoire (Vins de Loire) · official websiteOfficial

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Around Anjou

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