AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Drôme
Communes of Production
- Beaumont-Monteux, Chanos-Curson, Crozes-Hermitage, Erôme, Gervans, Larnage, Mercurol, Pont-de-l’Isère, La Roche-de-Glun, Serves-sur-Rhône and Tain-l’Hermitage
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: Marsanne and/or Roussanne
- Rouge: Syrah plus a max. 15% combined Marsanne and Roussanne
Assemblage
- per encépagement
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- 10.5%
Minimum Must Weight
- White Grapes: 161 g/l
- Syrah: 171 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- < 13.5% potential alcohol: 3 g/l
- > 13.5% potential alcohol: 4 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare (max. 2.5 square meters per vine)
Permitted Training Methods
- Cordon de Royat and Gobelet
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 45 hl/ha
Principal Soil Type
- North: Granitic slopes, similar to Hermitage
- South: Alluvial soils of glacial origin
AOC Established
- 1937 (last updated 2011)
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