AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Bouches-du-Rhône
Commune of Production
- Cassis
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: Min. 60% combined Marsanne (30-80%) and Clairette; plus Doucillon Blanc (Bourboulenc), Sauvignon Blanc, Pascal Blanc, Ugni Blanc, and a max. 5% Terret Blanc
- Rosé: Min. 70% combined Cinsault, Grenache, and Mourvèdre; max. 20% combined Bourboulenc, Clairette, Ugni Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Pascal Blanc, and Marsanne; plus Barbaroux, Carignan, and a max. 5% Terret Noir
- Rouge: Min. 70% combined Grenache, Cinsault, and Mourvèdre; plus Barbaroux, Carignan, and a max. 5% Terret Noir
Assemblage
- per encépagement
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc/Rosé: 11%
- Rouge: 11.5%
Minimum Must Weight
- Blanc/Rosé: 187 g/l
- Rouge: 198 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc/Rosé: 4 g/l
- Rouge: 3 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- max. 2.5 square meters per vine
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 45 hl/ha
Principle Soils
- Limestone
AOC Established
- 1936 (last updated 2011)
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