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Geneva - Geography
Geneva's vineyards possess a great variety of soil compositions, from moraine to alluvial deposits left by its two rivers, the Rhône and the Arve. The Chasselas grapes transform these soils into a variety of unique and delicate bouquets. The clay content goes up to 20-30%, which makes a soil that is neither too light nor too heavy.
Mandement/Right Bank
Up to 30% clay in some places, with or without limestone.
Peissy, Chouilly, Bossy - silt from calcareous rocks with sand and clay
Entre Arve et Rhône
Glacial moraine.
Lully, Peney - relatively high proportions of clay and limestone.
Avully - gravely soil with good filtration.
Entre Arve et Lac
The calcareous, gravely soil gives Chasselas wines a touch of flintiness.
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