AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Pyrénées-Orientales
Communes of Production
- Maury, Rasiguères, Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, Tautavel
Size
- 561 ha
Styles and Encépagement
- Rouge:
- Principal Variety: 60-80% Grenache
- Complementary Varieties: Carignan, Mourvèdre, Syrah
- Accessory Variety: Max. 10% Lladoner Pelut
- Vin Doux Naturel Blanc and Ambré: (Blanc must include vintage)
- Principal Varieties: Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Macabeu, Tourbat (Malvoisie du Roussillon)
- Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% combined Muscat à Petits Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie
- Vin Doux Naturel Grenat and Tuilé: (Rouge, Grenat must include vintage)
- Principal Variety: Min. 75% Grenache
- Complementary Varieties: Grenache Blanc and Grenache Gris
- Accessory Varieties: Max. 10% combined Carignan and Syrah; max. 10% Macabeu
- Vin Doux Naturel „Hors d’Age“
- Vin Doux Naturel „Rancio“
Assemblage
- Vin Doux Naturel Blanc and Ambré: Max. 20% accessory varieties.
- Vin Doux Naturel Grenat and Tuilé: Wines are produced solely from Grenache, or Grenache account for a majority of the blend. Max. 10% Macabeu
- Rouge: per encépagement
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Rouge: 12.5%
- Vin Doux Naturel: 21.5% (15% acquired)
Enrichment
- Chaptalization is prohibited
Minimum Must Weight
- Rouge: 216 g/l
- Vin Doux Naturel: 252 g/l
Residual Sugar
- Rouge: Max. 3 g/l (4 g/l if potential alcohol is greater than 14%)
- Vin Doux Naturel: Min. 45 g/l
Mutage
- Min. 96° neutral alcohol in 5-10% proportion to wine
Élevage
- Rouge: Wines may not be released before March 1 of the year following the harvest
- Vin Doux Naturel Blanc and Grénat: Wines must be bottled no later than June 30 of the second year following the harvest, and may not be released until at least May 1 of the year following the harvest
- Vin Doux Naturel Ambré and Tuilé: Wines are aged in glass or other sealed containers, and may not be released until March 1 of the third year following the harvest
- Vin Doux Naturel „Hors d’Age“: Wines are aged in glass or other sealed containers, and may not be released until September 1 of the fifth year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Rouge: 40 hl/ha
- Vin Doux Naturel: 30 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1936 (last updated 2011)
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