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Coteaux du Languedoc
Home- Wines - Coteaux du Languedoc

Red, rosé and white wines. AOC in 1985.

Controlled Cultivation Zone : from Nîmes to Narbonne covering 50 km, it groups 12 terroirs (Corbières, La Clape, La Méjanelle, Montpeyroux, Picpoul de Pinet, Pic St Loup, Quatourze, St Christol, St Drezery, St Georges d'Orques, St Saturnin and Verargues) and 3 "cru" (Faugères, St Chinian and Clairette du Languedoc).

Geology : varied; made up of gravel from the old branch of the Rhone and the different coastal rivers which irrigated it. There are also schistous and limestone soils with garrigue.
Climate : predominantly mediterranean with late autumns. Wet periods are limited to autumn and spring. Long periods of dryness and compensated by important underground hydrologic resources.
Grape-varieties : the principal ones for the red and rosé wines are Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre (5% min) and Cinsault and Carignan. For the Pic St Loup terroir : Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre (90 % min). For the whites wines : Grenache, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Marsanne and Rolle. For the terroir Picpoul de Pinet: 100% Piquepoul.
Vinification : traditional or whole grain for the reds, bleeding method for the rosés and direct pressing for the white wines.

Characteristics : in spite of their diversity, one finds in all these wines influenced by the scents of garrigue, a sensation of suppleness and freshness which adds to the pleasure of the gentle way of life.


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