LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON

One of the single largest vineyard sites on the planet !

and you’ll find outstanding beauty in some of its smaller parcels.

Regional Vineyard:

Dedicated to Quality

The combined size of the Languedoc-Roussillon vineyard covers more than 250,000 hectares of which Roussillon accounts for approximately 24,000 hectares. Between the two regions almost 50,000 are dedicated to producing fruit for the high quality wine-making.

Notable Cru/Zones:

Languedoc

Corbières
Faugères
Fitou
Frontignan
Limoux
Lunel
Languedoc
Minervois
Rivesaltes
St-Chinian

Roussillon

Banyuls
Cotes du Roussillon
Cotes du Roussillon-Villages
Maury
Rivesaltes

Wine Style/Quality:

% Red

81%

% White

8% approx.

% AOC

Production in Roussillon – most appellations are Red only but you will find some White & Rosé
29% AOC Dry Wines
22% AOC VDN Sweet Fortified wines
40% IGP Wines
9% Others including VdT

For Lanquedoc:
92% Dry Wines
3% Sweet Natural Wines
5% Sparkling Wines – Cremant de Limoux

% Rosé

11%

Native Reds

Aramon Noir

Cinsault

Marselan

Terret Noir & Terret Gris

Lladoner Pelud (aka Garnacha Peluda)

Native Whites

Aranel

Recent French cross including Garnacha Roja

Piquepoul Blanc

Terret Blanc

OUR STATSOURCES:

Vins du Roussillon – www.vinsduroussillon.com
Languedoc – www.languedoc-wines.com
Coteaux Languedoc – www.coteaux-languedoc.com
Wine Grapes – Robinson, harding & Vouillamoz
The Worlds Atlas of Wine – Johnson & Robinson
Il mondo del Vino – Associazione Italiana Sommelier Edition 2012

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