AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Corrèze
Subzones (Geographic Designations)
- Coteaux de la Vézère
Communes of Production
- Allassac, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, Bilhac, Branceilles, Brivezac, La Chapelle-aux-Saints, Chauffour-sur-Vell, Collonges-la-Rouge, Curemonte, Donzenac, Ligneyrac, Marcillac-la-Croze, Meyssac, Noailhac, Nonards, Puy-d’Arnac, Queyssac-les-Vignes, Saillac, Saint-Bazile-de-Meyssac, St. Julien-Maumont, Sioniac, Turenne, Végennes, Voutezac
- Vin de Paille: Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, Bilhac, Branceilles, Brivezac, La Chapelle-aux-Saints, Chauffour-sur-Vell, Collonges-la-Rouge, Curemonte, Ligneyrac, Marcillac-la-Croze, Meyssac, Noailhac, Nonards, Puy-of Arnac, Queyssac-the-Vines, Saillac, Saint-Bazile-of-Meyssac, Saint-Julien-Maumont, Sioniac, Turenne and Végennes
- „Coteaux de la Vézère:“ Allassac, Donzenac, Voutezac.
Styles and Encépagement
- Rouge:
- Primary: Cabernet Franc
- Accessory: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
- Vin de Paille:
- Red Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
- White: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
- „Coteaux de la Vézère“
- Blanc
- Primary: Chenin Blanc
- Rouge
- Primary: Cabernet Franc
- Blanc
Assemblage
- Rouge: Varietal, or min. 50% of one grape variety (for blends)
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc: 10%
- Rouge: 11%
- Vin de Paille: 11% (18% after drying; 12.5% acquired)
Minimum Must Weight
- Blanc: 170 g/l
- Rouge: 189 g/l
- Vin de Paille 189 g/l (320 g/l after drying)
Élevage
- Vin de Paille: Wines must be aged until at least November 15 of the 3rd year following the harvest (Min. 18 months in wood)
Pruning
- Guyot (single or double), Cordon de Royat (single or double)
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Rouge: 55 hl/ha
- Vin de Paille: 20 hl/ha
- Coteaux de la Vézère
- Blanc: 57 hl/ha
- Rouge: 52 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 2017
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