AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Pyrénées-Orientales
Communes of Production
- Banyuls-sur-Mer, Cerbère, Collioure, Port-Vendres
Size
- 210 ha
Styles and Encépagement
- Vin Doux Naturel Rouge
- Vin Doux Naturel Rouge „Hors d’Age“
- Vin Doux Naturel Rouge „Rancio“
- Encépagement:
- Principal Varieties: Min. 75% Grenache, plus Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Macabeu, Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, Muscat d’Alexandrie (Muscat Romain), and Tourbat (Malvoisie du Roussillon)
- Accessory Varieties: Max. 10% combined Carignan, Counoise, Cinsault, Mourvèdre and Syrah
Assemblage
- per encépagement
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- 21.5% (15% acquired)
Minimum Must Weight
- 252 g/l
Enrichment
- Chaptalization is prohibited
Minimum Residual Sugar
- Banyuls Grand Cru: min. 45 g/l
- Banyuls Grand Cru „Brut/Dry/Sec“: max. 54 g/l
Mutage
- Min. 96° neutral alcohol in 5-10% proportion to wine
Harvest Method
- Manual harvesting is required
Élevage
- Banyuls Grand Cru: Min. 30 months in barrel, not to be released until June 1 of the third year following the harvest
- Banyuls Grand Cru „Hors d’Age“: Wines may not be released until September 1 of the fifth year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 30 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1962 (last updated 2011)
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