AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Gard
Communes of Production
- Tavel, Roquemaure
Styles and Encépagement
- Rosé
- required 30 to 60% combined Grenache Gris, Grenache Blanc, and Grenache Noir
- up to 60% Clairette, Clairette Rosé, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Piquepoul Blanc, Piquepoul Gris, Piquepoul Noir, and Syrah
- up to 10% each Calitor and Carignan (blanc and noir)
Assemblage
- Grenache Noir must be present in the blend
Minimum Alcohol
- 11.5%
Minimum Must Weight
- Mourvèdre and Syrah: 189 g/l
- Other Red Grapes: 198 g/l
- White Grapes: 187 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- 4 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 46 hl/ha
Principal Soils
- „Lauses“ (white calcareous stone) and galets
AOC Established
- 1936 (last updated 2011)
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