In 2002, the AOC produced 210,485 hectolitres of which 68% were red wines, 28% rosé and 4% white wines. The traditional Roussillon varietals (Grenache Noir and Grenache Blanc, Carignan Noir, Lladoner Pelut, Cinsault, Macabeu, Malvoisie du Roussillon) are complemented by aromatic varietals that have been established more recently (Syrah, Mourvèdre, Roussanne, Marsanne, Vermentino).
Côtes du Roussillon occupies 4,800 hectares of very diverse soils and subsoils in terms of geology (limestone, clay/limestone, schist, gneiss, granite, alluvial terraces, etc.) in four large areas: the Agly valley and the Fenouillèdes (in the North), the Têt valley and the Aspres (in the centre), the Tech valley and the Albères (in the South)and the coastal strip bordering the Mediterranean (in the East).
Technical data:
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AOC Côtes du Roussillon
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AOC
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Côtes du Roussillon
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Country
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France
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Region
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Languedoc-Roussillon
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Wine producing region
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Roussillon
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Decree in force
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28/03/1977 (completed on 02/01/1995)
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Type of wine
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Still
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Colour
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White, Rosé, Red,
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Authorised varietals
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Red and Rosé Wines
Carignan Noir, Grenache Noir, Lladoner Pelut, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Macabeu
White wines
Grenache Blanc, Macabeu,
Tourbat ou Malvoisie du Roussillon,
Roussanne, Marsanne, Vermentino
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Special characteristics
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Red and Rosé Wines
Minimum of 3 vines,
The total of the two largest proportions must be 90% or less
Syrah + more than or equal to 20% Mourvèdre
Together or separately
Macabeu < 10% in reds
Macabeu < 30% in rosés
Proportion of Carignan Noir < 60 %
White Wines
Grenache blanc, Macabeu and Tourbat combined more than 50% of the varietal mix
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Villages
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118 villages in the Pyrénées-Orientales département
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Density
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3,000 vines/hectare
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Maximum authorised yield
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50 hl/ha
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Average yield
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38 hl/ha
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Strength
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Red and Rosé Wines
216 g sugar per litre – 11.5° minimum after fermentation
White Wines
178 g sugar per litre – 10.5° minimum after fermentation
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2002 surface area
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5,611 hectares
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2002 total production
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210,485 hectolitres
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Of which Red and Rosé Wines
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202,395 hectolitres
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Of which White Wines
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8,090 hectolitres
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Source: CIVR
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