AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Corse-du-Sud
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: Min. 80% Vermentino (Malvoisie de Corse), plus Ugni Blanc (Rossola) and a max. 10% combined Biancu Gentile, Codivarta, and Genovese
- Rosé:
- Principal Varieties: Min. 60% combined Sciaccarello (Mammolo) (min. 40%), Nielluccio, Barbaroux (Barbarossa), and Vermentino
- Accessory Varieties: Grenache, Cinsault, max. 15% Carignan, plus a max. 10% combined Aleatico, Carcajolo Nero, and Morrastel (Minustello)
- Rouge: As for Rosé
Assemblage
- Blanc: Min. 80% Vermentino
- Rouge/Rosé: Min. 40% Sciaccarello (Mammolo)
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc/Rosé: 11.5%
- Rouge: 12%
Minimum Must Weights
- Blanc and Rosé: 187 g/l
- Rouge: 207 g/l (189 g/l for Cinsault)
Maximum Residual Sugar
- 4 g/l (5 g/l for rouge wines with potential alcohol greater than 14%)
Additional Requirements
- Chaptalization is prohibited
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Rouge: 56 hl/ha (58 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- 45 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1984(last updated 2011)
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