AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Aude
Size
- 401 ha
Styles and Encépagement
- Rosé: Min. 50% Cabernet Franc, min. 20% combined Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Cot, Grenache, and Merlot
- Rouge: Min. 50% Merlot, min. 20% combined Cabernet Franc and Cot; plus Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, and Lladoner Pelut
- If planted before 2001, Syrah may be included in the encépagement at a max. 20%
Assemblage
- Rosé: Min. 40% Cabernet Franc, min. 20% combined Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Cot, Grenache, and Merlot
- Rouge: Min. 40% Merlot, min. 20% combined Cabernet Franc and Cot; plus Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, and Lladoner Pelut
Minimum Alcohol
- 12%
Minimum Must Weight
- 198 g/l (189 g/l for Cabernet Sauvignon and Cot)
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Rosé: 4 g/l
- Rouge: 3 g/l (4 g/l if potential alcohol is greater than 14%)
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 50 hl/ha
Principle Soils
- Clay-Limestone hillsides, Gravel
AOC Established
- 2007 (last updated 2011)
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