Topography and geology

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Topography and Geology

Savennières appellation covers about 120 hectares, it is one of the smallest French appellation.

It's located on the North Loire river, 10 kilometers from Angers, and 300 kilometers from Paris.

Savennières is famous for :

	The remarquable exposition South to South West
	Its micro climate due to the Loire Valley and the proximity of the Atlantic Ocean (100 km)
	Soil : schist (most of the French vineyards are limy : Champain, Burgundy...)

Soil :

Located between limy area of Paris and granite of Brittany, Savennières soil is mainly composed of schist, but you find in some places like the 'Hu-Boyau' spots of vulcanic rocks wich remind the activity of the soil in the primary area, in some other place you can find sand coming from erosion.

The vineyard of the Château d'Epiré is on the highest slopes of the area at the village of Epiré.

It is divided in three parcels

The Park, 4.5 hectares next to the Castle,
La croix Picot, 2.5 hectares just over the Loire, very stony
Le Hu-Boyau, over the famous 'Coulée de Serrant', 2.5 hectares

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