AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Ardèche
Communes of Production
- Saint-Péray, Toulaud
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: Marsanne and Roussanne
- Blanc Mousseux (Méthode Traditionnelle)
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc: 10.5%
- Blanc Mousseux: 9%
Minimum Must Weight
- Blanc: 161 g/l
- Blanc Mousseux: 144 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- 4 g/l (for still wines)
Aging Requirements
- Blanc Mousseux: May be released after 12 months of age from the date of tirage (no min. lees time stated)
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Blanc: 45 hl/ha
- Blanc Mousseux: 52 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1936 (last updated 2011)
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