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Main varieties of:

🍇 Languedoc AOP

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  • White:
    ➙ 50% Picquepoul minimum
    ➙ + Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache, Marsanne, Roussanne, Tourbat & Vermentino
  • Red & Rosé:
    ➙ 50% Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre
    ➙ + Lledoner Pelut

For Red & RoséMinimum 2 varieties, each one can not cover more than 80% of the final blend

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Name the departements of production of:

🧭 Languedoc AOP

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  • Aude
  • Herault
  • Gard
  • Pyrénées-Oriental

Generic appellation covering areas from Montpellier to Perpignan

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Geographic designation of:

🧭 Languedoc AOP

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  • Cabrières
  • Grès de Montpellier
  • La Méjanelle
  • Montpeyroux
  • Pézenas
  • Quartouze
  • Saint-Christol
  • Saint-Drézéry
  • Saint-Georges-d’Orques
  • Saint-Saturnin
  • Sommieres
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The following is a geographic designation of:

🧭 Cabrières

Name the style of wine produced here

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Languedoc AOP in Hérault

  • Rouge:
    ➙ 50% Grenache and Syrah
    ➙ +Mourvedre, Cinsault, Carignan
  • Rosé:
    ➙ 30% Cinsault & 20% Grenache
    ➙ +*Mourvedre & Syrah
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The following is a geographic designation of:

🧭Grès de Montpellier

Name the style of wine produced here

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Languedoc AOP in Hérault

  • Rouge:
    ➙ 70% Grenache and Syrah & Mourvèdre
    ➙ +Morrastel, Cinsault, Carignan

No varieties can exceed 80% of the final blend

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Synonym of:

🍇 Tourbat

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Malvasie du Roussillon

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The following is a geographic designation of:

🧭 La Méjanelle

Name the style of wine produced here

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Languedoc AOP in Hérault

  • Rouge:
    ➙ 75% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
    ➙ +Morrastel, Cinsault, Carignan

At least 2 varieties must be included in the final blend with no more than 70% each

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The following is a geographic designation of:

🧭 Montpeyroux

Name the style of wine produced here

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Languedoc AOP in Hérault

  • Rouge:
    ➙ 60% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
    ➙ +Morrastel, Cinsault, Carignan

At least 3 varieties must be present in the final blend

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The following is a geographic designation of:

🧭 Pézenas

Name the style of wine produced here

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Languedoc AOP in Hérault

  • Rouge:
    ➙ 75% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
    ➙ +Cinsault, Carignan

At least 2 varieties must be present in the final blend

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The following is a geographic designation of:

🧭 Quartouze

Name the style of wine produced here

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Languedoc AOP in Aude

  • Rouge:
    ➙ 70% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
    ➙ +Lledoner Pelut, Cinsault, Carignan

At least 2 varieties must be present in the final blend

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The following is a geographic designation of:

🧭 Saint-Christol

Name the style of wine produced here

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Languedoc AOP in Hérault

  • Rouge:
    ➙ 70% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
    ➙ +Morrastel, Cinsault, Counoise

At least 3 varieties must be present in the final blend

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The following is a geographic designation of:

🧭 Saint-Drézéry

Name the style of wine produced here

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Languedoc AOP in Hérault

  • Rouge:
    ➙ 70% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
    ➙ +Cinsault, Carignan

At least 2 varieties must be present in the final blend

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The following is a geographic designation of:

🧭 Saint-Georges-d’Orques

Name the style of wine produced here

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Languedoc AOP in Hérault

  • Rouge:
    ➙ 70% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
    ➙ +Cinsault, Carignan

At least 2 varieties must be present in the final blend

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The following is a geographic designation of:

🧭 Saint-Saturnin

Name the style of wine produced here

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Languedoc AOP in Hérault

  • Rouge:
    ➙ 40% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
    ➙ +Cinsault, Carignan

At least 3 varieties must be present in the final blend

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The following is a geographic designation of:

🧭 Sommiéres

Name the style of wine produced here

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Languedoc AOP in Hérault

  • Rouge:
    ➙ 70% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
    ➙ +Cinsault, Carignan

At least 2 varieties must be present in the final blend

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🍷 Name the sole Languedoc AOP designation able to produced red & Rosé wines

*all the other produce only red wines from the GSM varieties

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Cabrières

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Date of creation of:

Comité Interprofessionel des vins du Languedoc

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**1994*

Controle the all Languedoc wine industry

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Explain briefly:

Cabardès AOP

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🧭 Languedoc in the Aude

🍷 Red & Rosé
* 🍇 40% Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
+ Grenache and Syrah
🎉 1999

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Explain briefly:

Clairette du Languedoc AOP

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🧭 Languedoc in Hérault
🍇 100% Clairette Blanc
🍬 45 g/l maximum
➙ 🍬 Vin Doux Naturel: 9-40 g/l
🪵 Rancio’s aging: 3 years

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Residual Sugar for:

🍬 Clairette du Languedoc AOP

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  • Blanc: 45 g/L maximum
  • Vin Doux Naturel: 9 to 40 g/L
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Explain briefly:

Corbières AOP

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🧭 Languedoc in the Aude
🍷White, Red & Rosé
🪨 Limestone & Schist
📏 13’000 Ha

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Explain the soil of:

🪨 Corbières AOP

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Mixture of:
* Limestone
* Schist
* Marl
* Clay
* Sandstone

Very large region, cover a various diversity of soil depending the sector

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Sub-AOP of:

🧭 Corbières AOP

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Corbières Boutenac AOP
🍷 Only Red wines
🍇 Grenache, Mourvedre & Carignan base blend

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Explain briefly:

Corbières Boutenac AOP

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🧭 Languedoc in the Aude

🍷 Red wines only
🍇 70% combined Grenache, Mourvedre, Carignan
🥃 12% ABV minimum
💰Not release prior 01/01/H+2

⚠️ Carignan must represent 30 to 50% of the final blend

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# Explain briefly **Crémant du Limoux** AOP
🧭 **Languedoc** in the Aude 🍷 Blanc & Rosé Mousseux 🍾 Traditional Method only ➙ 9 months on the lees 🍇 **50% Chardonnay** * + 10-40% Chenin * + 20% maximum Pinot Noir & Mauzac
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# Pressing yields for: **Cremant du Limoux AOP**
🚜 70 Hl/ Ha ➙ 🍇 150 kg of grapes = 100 Liters of must
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# Style of wine produced under: 🍷 **Limoux AOP**
* Dry white * Dry Red * Methode Ancestrale ➙ Pet Nat like fermentation * Blanquette de Limoux ➙ Traditional Method
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# Varieties for: 🍇 **White Limoux** AOP
**Blend of:** * Mauzac * Chardonnay * Chenin Blanc ## Footnote 🪵 Must be fermented in oak
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# Explain briefly **Blanquette de Limoux** AOP
🍾 Traditional method ➙ 9 months aging on the Lees 🍇 **90% Mauzac** + Chardonnay & Chenin Blanc ## Footnote ➙ Sub-category of Limoux AOP
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# Explain briefly **Limoux Methode Ancestrale** AOP
🍾 Ancestral method = Pet Nat like ➙ No disgorgement, no sweetning, no rectification possible 🍇 **100% Mauzac** ## Footnote ➙ Sub-category of Limoux AOP
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# Main differences between: **Blanquette de Limoux** & **Limoux Méthode Ancestral**
* **Blanquette de Limoux:** 🍇 90% Mauzac + *Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc* 🍾 Traditional method ➙ 9 months aging on the lees * **Limoux Méthode Ancestrale:** 🍇 100% Mauzac 🍾 Ancestral method = Pet Nat like ➙ 2 months on the lees 🍯 No chaptalisation or sweetening
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# Varieties for: 🍇 **Limoux Red wine**
**50% Merlot** ➙ + 30% combined: Grenache, Syrah, Côt ➙ + Cabernet Sauvignon or/& Cabernet Franc
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# Explain Briefly **La Clape AOP**
🧭 Languedoc in the Aude 🍷 **White** ➙ 40% Bourboulenc + Grenache blanc mostly 🍷 **Red** ➙ 70% blended: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre + *Carignan, Cinsault* 🎉 2015
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# Communes of producion of: 🧭 **La Clape AOP**
* Narbonne * Fleur d'Aude * Salles d'Aude * Armissan * Gruissan * Vinassan
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# Communes of production: 🧭 **Faugères AOP**
* Autignac * Cabrerolles * Caussiniojouls * Fos * Faugères * Laurens * Rouquessels
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# Explain briefly **Faugeres AOP**
🧭 Languedoc in the Aude 🍷 **White** ➙ 30-70% Roussanne ➙ +*Grenache, Marsane, Vermentino* 🍷 **Rosé / Red** ➙ 50% combined Grenache, Lledoner Pelut, Mourvedre, Syrah ➙ + *Carignan, Cinsault*
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# Soil type of: 🪨 **Faugères AOP**
**Schist soil** overall
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# Explain briefly: **Muscat de Lunel AOP**
🧭 Hérault - Languedoc 🍷 Vin Doux Naturel only 🍇 100% Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc 🍯 252 g/L must weight minimum 🍬 110 g /L minimum 🎅🏻 December release = Muscat de Noël
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Name all **VDN's Muscats** of the **Languedoc** region
* Muscat de Lunel AOP * Muscat de Frontignan AOP * Muscat de Mireval AOP * Muscat de St Jean de Minervois AOP ➙ Sweetest style by law: 125 g/L mini ## Footnote 🍬 All 3 other AOPs are 110 g/L residual sugar as VDN level
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# Explain Briefly: **Muscat de Frontignan AOP**
🧭 Hérault - Languedoc 🍇 100% Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc ➙ 🍷 **Vin Doux Naturel** 🍯 252 g/L must weight minimum 🍬 110g /L minimum ➙ 🍷 **Vin De Liqueur** 🍯 234 g/L must weight minimum 🍬 185 g /L minimum 🦠 Fortification before fermentation
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# Explain Briefly: **Muscat de Mireval AOP**
🧭 Hérault - Languedoc 🍷 Vin Doux Naturel only 🍇 100% Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc 🍯 252 g/L must weight minimum 🍬 110g /L minimum
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# Explain briefly: **Muscat de St Jean de Minervois AOP**
🧭 Hérault - Languedoc 🍷 Vin Doux Naturel only 🍇 100% Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc 🍯 252 g/L must weight minimum 🍬 125 g/L minimum residual sugar ➙ *Sweetest version in the 4 VDNs Muscat of Languedoc* 🎅🏻 December release = Muscat de Noël
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# Explain briefly: **Terrasses du Larzac AOP**
🧭 Herault - Languedoc 🍷 Dry red wine only 🍇 75% mini Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre ➙ 3 varieties must be present in the blend 🎉 Created in 2014
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# Name a leading producer of 🏠 **Terrasses du Larzac AOP**
Domaine de Montcalmès
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# Explain briefly: **Pic Saint Loup AOP**
🧭 Herault - Languedoc 🍷 Dry red & rosé wine only 🍇 **30% Syrah mini** + Grenache, Mourvèdre & Carignan ➙ 2 varieties must be present in the blend 🎉 Created in 2017 ➙ *Newest to date*
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🧭 Name the 2 sub-district of **Saint Chinian AOP**
* Roquebrun * Berlou ## Footnote 🍇 Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre based blend
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# Name the location of: Gerard Bertrand's **La Forge**
**Corbières Boutenac AOP**
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# Style of wine produced under 🍷 **Saint Chinian AOP**
* White * Red * Rosé
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# Varieties for: 🍇 **Saint Chinian Blanc**
* **30% Grenache Blanc** * + Marsanne; Roussanne; Vermentino ## Footnote At least 2 varieties in the final blend
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# Varieties for: 🍇 **Saint Chinian Rouge & Rosé**
* **70% Grenache Rouge** * + Lledonner Pelut * + Mourvèdre & Syrah: 20% combined minimum ## Footnote At least 2 varieties in the final blend
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# Explain briefly: **Picpoul-de-Pinet AOP**
🧭 Hérault - Languedoc 🍷White wine only 🍇 100% Piquepoul Blanc 🥃 12% ABV mini 🎉 2013
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Name the sub-AOP of **Minervois AOP**
**Minervois la Livinière** ## Footnote 🍷 Red wine only 🍇 Based on Grenache, Lledoner Pelut, Mourvèdre & Syrah
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# Location of the following wine: **Clos d'Ora**
🧭 Minervois la Livinière 🏠 Gerard Bertrand
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# Style of wine of: 🍷 **Minervois AOP**
White Red Rosé
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# Main varieties of: 🍇 **Minervois Blanc AOP**
**80% combined:** * Bourboulenc * Marsanne * Grenache * Roussanne * Macabeu * Vermentino * +*Clairette, Terret Blanc, PiquepoulB, Muscat PG*
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# Main varieties for: 🍇 **Minervois Rouge & Rosé AOP**
**50% combined minimum:** * Grenache * Lledoner Pelut * Mourvèdre * Syrah * + *Cinsault, Carignan, Terret Noir, Rivarenc, Piquepoul N.*
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# Style of wine produced under: **Fitou AOP**
🍷 Red wine only 🍇 20% each: Grenache & Carignan ➙ + *Syrah & Mourvèdre* ## Footnote ⚠️ No varieties can exceed 80% of the final blend
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# Sub-region of: 🧭 **Fitou AOP**
* **Fitou Maritime** ➙ 🪨 By the coast: Clay + Limestone ➙ 💨 Cool breezes from the sea * **Fitou Montagneux**: ➙ 🪨 Inland, sitting on schist soil ➙ ☀️Hotter, dryer climate
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# Explain briefly: **Malpère AOP**
🧭 Aude - Languedoc 🪨 Clay-Limestone hillside & Gravel 🍷 **Red**: ➙ 🍇 50% Merlot + Cab Franc; Côt mainly 🍷 **Rosé**: ➙ 🍇 50% Cab Franc + Cab. Sauvignon, Cinsault, Grenache, Merlot & Côt
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# Main variety for: 🍇 **Malpère Rosé AOP**
**Cabernet Franc** ## Footnote ➙ Red wine focus on Merlot + Cab Franc & Côt
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# Main variety for 🍇 **Malpère Rouge AOP**
Focus on **Merlot** + Cab Franc & Côt
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# Name the prestige cuvée of: 🍷 **Mas Julien**
🧭 Located in Terrasses du Larzac AOP * Lous Rougeos * Les Etats d'Ames * Carlan * La Cartagène: VDN base cinsault
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# Name the producer of the following bottling: **Carlan**
🏠 **Mas Julien** 🧭 Terrasse du Larzac AOP 🍇 Grenache based wine
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# Name the producer of the following bottling: **La Cartagène**
🏠 **Mas Julien** 🧭 Located in the Terrasse du Larzac 🍇 100% Cinsault 🍷 VDN with short maceration
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# Name the producer of the following bottling: **Cuvée Emile Peynaud**
🏠 Mas de Daumas Gassac 🧭 IGP Pays d'Hérault 🍇 100% Cab. Sauvignon 🪵 24 months in french oak 🎉 Only produced in 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2015
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# Name the owner of: 🤰🏻 Peyre Rose Estate
**Marlène Soria**
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# Name the prestige cuvées of 🍾 Peyre Rose
* Clos des Cistes * Clos Syrah Léone
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# Name the estate of: **Gerard Bertrand** in **La Clape** AOP
**Château de l'Hospitalet**
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# Name the villages of: **Côtes du Roussillon Village AOP**
1. Latour de France 2. Lesquerde 3. Tautavel 4. Caramany 4. Les Aspres
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# Date of creation of: 🎉 **Côte du Roussillon Village Les Aspres AOP**
2017
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# Style of wine produced under: 🍷**Côtes du Roussillon Village AOP**
**Red wine only** for all 5 sub-regions ## Footnote * Lesquerde * Caramany * Tautavel * Latour de France * Les Aspres
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# Main varieties for 🍇 **Côtes du Roussillon Village AOP**
**80% combined:** * Grenache (*70% max*) * Carignan (*60% max*) * Syrah (*40 to 70%*) ## Footnote Unless Les aspres based on Mourvèdre & Syrah (*50% each*)
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# Minimum ABV for 🥃 **Côtes du Roussillon Village AOP**
**12,5% ABV minimum**
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# Style of wine of: 🍷 **Collioure AOP**
White Red Rosé ## Footnote All in still and dry versions Fortified are labelled Banyuls (*same delimitation*)
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# Villages of production of: 🧭 **Banyuls & Collioure AOPs**
* Banyuls sur Mer * Cerbère * Collioure * Port Vendres
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# Synonym of: 🍇 **Malvoisie du Roussillon**
**Tourbat** *White grape*
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# Main white varieties for: 🍇 **Collioure AOP**
* Grenache Blanc & Gris * Macabeu * Roussanne * Marsanne * Tourbat (Malvoisie du Rousillon) * Vermentino
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# Main red varieties of: 🍇 **Collioure AOP**
* Grenache Noir * Mourvèdre * Syrah * Carignan
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# Style of wine of: 🍷 **Grand Roussillon AOP**
**Vin Doux Naturel** only * White * Red * Rosé * Rancio ## Footnote 🥃 Classical rules for VDN in Roussillon 🧭 Cover all Pyrenées Oriental & Aude
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# Villages of production of: 🧭 **Maury AOP**
* Maury * Rasiguères * Saint Paul de Fenouillet * Tautavel
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# Style of wine produced in: 🍷 **Maury AOP**
* **Dry wine** ➙ Red wine only * **Vin Doux Naturel** ➙ Blanc ➙ Ambré: *3 years aging white* ➙ Grenat: *Fresh red* ➙ Tuilé: *3 year aging red* ➙ Rancio ➙ Hors d'Age: *5 years oxydative aging*
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# Minimum Résidual Sugar for: 🍬 **Maury Vin Doux Naturel AOP**
**45 g/L minimum** ➙ 🍯 *Must weight: 252 g/L minimum*
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# Main varieties for: 🍇 **Dry red Maury AOP**
**60-80% Grenache Noir** ➙ + Carignan ➙ + Mourvèdre ➙ + Syrah ## Footnote ⚠️ *Dry Maury produced only red wine*
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# Minimum amount of Grenache for 🍇 **Red Vin Doux Naturel Maury AOP**
75% Grenache minimum ➙ Can be bottled single varietal
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# White grapes for: 🍇 **Vin Doux Naturel Maury AOP**
* Grenache Gris & Blanc * Macabeu * Tourbat * + 20% max Muscat Petit Grains & Alexandria
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# Style of wine of: 🍷 **Rivesaltes AOP**
**Vin Doux Naturel** only ➙ Grenat: *non oxydative red* ➙ Rosé ➙ Tuilé: *non oxydative white* ➙ Ambré: *White with 3 years aging* ➙ Rancio ➙ Hors d'Age: *5 years aging*
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# Is red wine allowed in: 🍷 **Rivesaltes AOP**
Yes as **Vin Doux Naturel** ➙ 🍇 *100% Grenache Noir*
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# Residual Sugar of 🍬 **Rivesaltes AOP**
**45 g/L minimum** ➙ 🍯 *Must weight: 252 g/L minimum* ## Footnote ✅ Same rules for all VDN of Roussillon exept Muscat de Rivesaltes
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# Minimum aging for: 🪵 **Hors d'Age** wine in Roussillon
Minimum **5 years** in oxydative style in wood ## Footnote 🏠 Some producers leave the barriques outside, under the straight sunshine & rains
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# Residual Sugar for: 🍬 **Muscat de Rivesaltes AOP**
**100 g/L minimum** ➙ 🍯 *Must weight: 252 g/L minimum*
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# Varieties for: 🍇 **Muscat de Rivesaltes AOP**
**Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc** & **Muscat d'Alexandrie** ## Footnote Can be single or blended
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# Is Chaptalisation allowed for: 🍯 **Banyuls** and other **Fortified wines** of Roussillon?
Not allowed ➙ *Sweetnest must be natural from the grape*
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# Minimum Grenache for: 🍇 **Banyuls Traditionnel AOP** *Red*
**50% Grenache Noir minimum** * + Grenache Gris * + 10% max combined ➙ *Carignan, Cinsault, Ciybiuse, Syrah, Mourvèdre*
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# Specific rules for 🪵 🍇 **Banyuls Grand Cru AOP**
🍇 75% Grenache Noir minimum ➙ + Other classic grapes 🪵 30 months aging in oak barrels 🙌🏻 Must be hand harvested 🍬 45 g/L residual Sugar minimum

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