Court of Master Sommeliers – Appellations, Classifications and Regions France – Jura and Savoie Roussette de Savoie AOP

AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Ain, Isère, Savoie, Haute-Savoie

Subzones (Geographic Designations)

  • Frangy, Marestel, Monterminod, Monthoux

Styles and Encépagement

  • Blanc: 100% Altesse (Roussette)

Minimum Potential Alcohol

  • Roussette de Savoie: 10%
  • Roussette de Savoie (with subzone designation): 10.5%

Minimum Must Weights

  • Roussette de Savoie: 162 g/l
  • Roussette de Savoie (with subzone designation): 170 g/l

Minimum Planting Density

  • 5,000 vines per hectare

Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)

  • Roussette de Savoie: 64 hl/ha
  • Roussette de Savoie (with subzone designation): 60 hl/ha

AOC Established

  • 1973 (last updated 2011)

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