AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Pyrénées-Orientales
Communes of Production
- Banyuls-sur-Mer, Cerbère, Collioure, Port-Vendres
Size
- 572 ha
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc:
- Principal Varieties: Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Macabeu, Marsanne, Roussanne, Tourbat (Malvoisie du Roussillon), and Vermentino
- Accessory Varieties: Carignan Blanc, plus a max. 5% combined Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat of Alexandria
- Rosé:
- Principal Varieties: Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Carignan and Grenache Gris
- Accessory Varieties: Cinsault and Counoise
- Rouge:
- Principal Varieties: Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, and Carignan
- Accessory Varieties: Counoise and Cinsault
Assemblage
- Min. 2 varieties for rouge and rosé wines
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Rosé: 11.5%
- Blanc/Rouge: 12%
Minimum Must Weight
- Blanc: 207 g/l (195 g/l prior to 2011)
- Rosé: 198 g/l
- Rouge: 207 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc/Rosé: 4 g/l
- Rouge: 3 g/l (4 g/l if potential alcohol is greater than 14%)
Élevage
- Rouge wines may not be released until June 1 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 40 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1971 (last updated 2011)
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