AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Aude
Communes of Production (Geographic Designations)
- Alzonne, Aragon, Conques-sur-Orbiel, Fournes-Cabardès, Fraisse-Cabardès, Les Ilhes, Lastours, Montolieu, Moussoulens, Pennautier, Pezens, Sainte-Eulalie, Ventenac-Cabardès, Villanière, Villardonnel, Villedubert, Villegailhenc, Villemoustaussou
Size
- 383 ha
Styles and Encépagement
- Rosé:
- Principal Varieties: Min. 40% combined Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot; min. 40% combined Grenache and Syrah
- Accessory Varieties: Cot, Cinsault, and Fer
- Rouge: As for rosé
Assemblage
- per encépagement
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Rosé: 12%
- Rouge: 12.5%
Minimum Must Weights
- Rosé: 198 g/l
- Rouge: 207 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Rosé: 4 g/l
- Rouge: 3 g/l (4 g/l if potential alcohol is greater than 14%)
Élevage
- Rouge wine may not be released before April 15 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 50 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1999 (last updated 2011)
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