AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Hérault

Communes of Production

  • Mireval, Vic-la-Gardiole  

Size

  • 288 ha

Styles and Encépagement

  • Vin Doux Naturel Blanc: 100% Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc

Minimum Alcohol

  • 21.5% (15% actual)

Minimum Must Weight

  • 252 g/l

Maximum Residual Sugar

  • 110 g/l

Mutage

  • Min. 96° neutral alcohol in 5-10% proportion to wine, carried out prior to December 31 of the year of harvest

Additional Requirements

  • Chaptalization is forbidden

Minimum Planting Density

  • 4,000 vines per hectare

Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)

  • 30 hl/ha

AOC Established

  • 1959 (last updated 2011)

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