AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Hérault
Communes of Production
- Frontignan, Vic-la-Gardiole
Size
- 799 ha
Styles and Encépagement
- Vin Doux Naturel Blanc: 100% Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc
- Vin de Liqueur Blanc
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- 21.5% (15% acquired)
Minimum Must Weight
- VDN: 252 g/l
- VDL: 234 g/l
Minimum Residual Sugar
- VDN: 110 g/l
- VDL: 185 g/l
Mutage
- VDN: Min. 96° neutral alcohol in 5-10% proportion to wine (occurs during fermentation)
- VDL: Min. 96° neutral alcohol in a max. 15% proportion to must (occurs prior to fermentation)
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 30 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1936 (last updated 2011)
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