AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Loire
Communes of Production
- Ambierle , Bully , Changy , Le Crozet , Lentigny , La Pacaudière , Renaison , Saint-Alban-les-Eaux , Saint-André-d’Apchon , Saint-Haon-le-Châtel , Saint-Haon-le-Vieux , Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire , Villemontais , Villerest
Styles and Encépagement
- Rosé: 100% Gamay
- Rouge: 100% Gamay
Minimum Potential Alcohol:
- 10%
Minimum Must Weight
- Rosé: 161 g/l
- Rouge: 171 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Rosé: 3 g/l
- Rouge: 2 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 55 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1994 (last updated 2011)
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