{"id":9865,"date":"2018-08-30T13:53:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T11:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognac-guillon-painturaud.fr\/?p=9865"},"modified":"2022-11-22T17:41:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:41:45","slug":"la-geologie-en-grande-champagne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cognac-guillon-painturaud.fr\/en\/la-geologie-en-grande-champagne\/","title":{"rendered":"Geology in Grande Champagne"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>The village of Segonzac is located on a limestone area, at the heart of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognac-guillon-painturaud.fr\/en\/les-crus-de-l-appellation-cognac\/\">Grande Champagne<\/a>, 1st cru of Cognac.<\/p>\n<p>Its soils were defined in 1857 by Henri Coquand, based on the Charente Champagne.<\/p>\n<p>Our estate is located on two different geological strata.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>The limestone<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Santonian extends from Cognac to the plain of Gensac la Pallue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Coteau de Biard, south of our village, is the southern limit of the plain of Cognac.<\/p>\n<p>It is a stage of the upper cretaceous (- 100 to 66 million years), characteristic rock of the period.<\/p>\n<p>The limestone (creta) gives it its name. The limestone is soft and porous.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Campanian, a more chalky limestone, gives birth to the landscapes of the Grande Champagne and its landscapes of vineyard hillsides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The limestone is whiter.<\/p>\n<h2>The advantages for the vine<\/h2>\n<p>White sedimentary limestone, formed during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futura-sciences.com\/planete\/definitions\/paleontologie-cretace-1971\/\">the Cretaceous period<\/a>, develops different layers (or strata).<\/p>\n<p>The limestone offers many advantages for the vine.<\/p>\n<p>It offers a drainage distributing the water necessary to the plant (without excess, in case of pouring rain, thanks to its porosity and regular in case of dry weather).<\/p>\n<p>The limestone also allows to spread the soil temperature at the root level, influencing the ripeness of the grapes.<\/p>\n<h3>Soil and subsoil of Grande Champagne<\/h3>\n<p>The subsoil is the unaltered mother rock.<\/p>\n<p>It covers a relatively large area.<\/p>\n<p>The soil covers the subsoil, it varies according to the plot of land.<\/p>\n<p>It is invested by the root system of the vine.<\/p>\n<p>Its characteristics evolve (mineral and organic components).<\/p>\n<p>The clay-limestone texture of the soil, its more or less compact structure or its porosity are essential elements to know the evolution of the ripeness of each of our parcels.<\/p>\n<p>All of these elements will influence the character of our wines, then of our eaux-de-vie (rooting, access to water or nutrient reserves, ripeness and yield characteristics...).<\/p>\n<p>The soil of Grande Champagne is dark grey or black, mixed with fragments of friable limestone. It is not very deep.<\/p>\n<p>Its subsoil is varied of friable rocks or chalky plates.<\/p>\n<h4>Why do we say Grande Champagne, 1st cru of Cognac ?<\/h4>\n<p>In these lands of Champagne, our eaux-de-vie will get their aroma and their length in mouth.<\/p>\n<p>The geology of Grande Champagne is very specific and unique to the region. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognac-guillon-painturaud.fr\/en\/vignoble-nos-cognac-et-pineau\/\">Find out<\/a> why we call it the first cru of Cognac here.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La commune de Segonzac se situe sur une zone\u00a0calcaire, au c\u0153ur de la Grande Champagne, 1er cru de Cognac. Ses terrains ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9finis en\u00a01857\u00a0par\u00a0Henri Coquand, d&#8217;apr\u00e8s la\u00a0Champagne charentaise. Notre exploitation se situe sur deux strates g\u00e9ologiques diff\u00e9rentes.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":280113,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"La g\u00e9ologie en Grande Champagne","_seopress_titles_desc":"La g\u00e9ologie de la Grande Champagne est tr\u00e8s sp\u00e9cifique, et propre \u00e0 la r\u00e9gion. 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