AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Cantal, Aveyron
Communes of Production
- Aveyron: Campouriez, Entraygues-sur-Truyère, Le Fel, Florentin-la-Capelle, Golinhac et Saint-Hippolyte
- Cantal: Cassaniouze, Vieillevie
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: Min. 90% Chenin Blanc, plus Mauzac and Saint-Côme
- Rosé: Min. 50% Fer; min. 10% combined Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon; max. 15% combined Mouyssaguès and Négret de Banhars
- Rouge: As for Rosé
Assemblage
- Blanc: per encépagement
- Rosé: Min. 85% combined Fer, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. No variety may exceed 60% of the blend.
- Rouge: Min. 2 varieties. Min. 40% Fer, and min. 10% combined Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- 10.5%
Minimum Must Weight
- Blanc/Rosé: 170 g/l
- Rouge: 180 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc: 4 g/l
- Rosé/Rouge: 3 g/l
Harvest Method
- Manual harvesting is required
Élevage
- Rouge wines may not be released until April 1 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density
- 5,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Blanc/Rosé: 60 hl/ha
- Rouge: 55 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 2011 (Vins d’Entraygues et du Fel VDQS established in 1965) (last updated 2011)
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