France - Languedoc-Roussillon

AOC/DO/AVA IGP Pays D’Oc Languedoc AOC

Sub AOC/DO/AVA Generic IGP Generic AOC
Climate Winkler Region IV Winkler Region IV
Mean Temperature Daily maximum: 85 °F (July)
Warmest Month Daily minimum: 67 °F (July)
Mean Temperature Daily maximum: 47 °F (January)
Coldest Month Daily minimum: 31 °F (January)
Mean Rainfall N/A
Elevation Variable
Soil Diverse soils with terraces of rolled pebbles or shingle, sandstone and marl, limestone and schist, clay, fine
sandy soil, and basalt.
Wine Style Typically used in Rosé wine Principal grapes for the red and rosé wines:
• Grenache Noir: 20% minimum
• Syrah and Mourvèdre: 20% of the final wine together or separate.
• Cinsault and Carignan: 40% maximum (red) 45% maximum (rosé)
• Grenache Noir, Syrah, and Mourvèdre together must make up at
least 50% of the blend.
Characteristics “With its fairly high alcohol and low “Red: Traditional stripped fermentation or whole berry vinification.
tannin content, Pays d’Oc shows a pro- Research and experimentation work is being carried out by the Cor-
fusion of black fruits such as prunes bières, an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC), on the ageing and
and figs, underscored by notes of maturing of wines.
cocoa, coffee and spices. When blended,
it adds roundness to the wines.” Rosé: Saignée method rosé is typical”
Region website, paysdoc-wines.com languedoc-aoc.com/en and languedoc-wines.com/en
soil and wine
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