AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Pyrénées-Orientales
Communes of Production
- Banyuls-sur-Mer, Cerbère, Collioure, Port-Vendres
Size
- 927 ha
Styles and Encépagement
- Vin Doux Naturel Blanc and Ambré:
- Principal Varieties: Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Macabeu, Tourbat (Malvoisie du Roussillon)
- Accessory Varieties: Max 20% combined Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie; max. 10% combined Marsanne, Roussanne, Vermentino, and Carignan Blanc
- Vin Doux Naturel Rosé:
- Principal Varieties: Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Macabeu, Tourbat (Malvoisie du Roussillon)
- Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% combined Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie
- Vin Doux Naturel „Rimage“: (Vintage-dated Rouge)
- Principal Varieties: Grenache
- Accessory Varieties: Max. 10% combined Carignan, Cinsault, Counoise, Grenache Gris, Syrah, and Mourvèdre
- Vin Doux Naturel „Traditionnel“: (Rouge)
- Principal Varieties: Min. 50% Grenache, plus Grenache Gris
- Accessory Varieties: Max. 10% combined Carignan, Cinsault, Counoise, Syrah, Mourvèdre
- Vin Doux Naturel „Hors d’Age“
Assemblage
- per encépagement
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- 21.5% (15% acquired)
Minimum Must Weight
- 252 g/l
Enrichment
- Chaptalization is prohibited
Minimum Residual Sugar
- 45 g/l
Mutage
- Min. 96° neutral alcohol in 5-10% proportion to wine
Harvest Method
- Manual harvesting in successive tries is mandatory.
Élevage
- „Blanc“ and „Rimage“: Wines may not be released until May 1 of the year following the harvest
- „Ambré“ and „Traditionnel“: Wines may not be released until March 1 of the third year following the harvest
- „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
- 1936 (last updated 2011)
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