Côtes de Provence AOC
The vineyards of Côtes de Provence is located in the eastern part of the wine-growing region of Provence and forms about four -fifths of which by far the largest area. In the west, close to the appellation Coteaux d' Aix -en- Provence and Coteaux Varois en Provence. The vineyards cover 20,000 hectares in the department of Alpes- Maritimes, Bouches -du -Rhône and Var and have since the 24th October 1977 on the status of an Appellation d' Origine ( AOC short ). Through three different soil types and a large number of authorized varieties are also a wide variety of wine styles found.
About 80 % of the total production, which amounts annually to around 900,000 hectoliters, are rosés. Thus, the Provence in France is by far the largest producer of rosé wines and produces about 8 % of world production quantity.
The rose wines are often bottled in a special cone-shaped or slightly bulbous bottle. Since this bottle shape, however, a negative image is adhered go quality-conscious winemakers about to choose other bottles.
- 2.2.1 In the Bouches -du -Rhône
Varieties
- Red wine and rosé wines are produced from at least two of the main types of Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah and Tibouren. As a side places Barbaroux, Cabernet Sauvignon (share of 30 %), Calitor (also called pécoui here touar ) and Carignan are ( content max. 30%) admitted. In general, the proportion of a single main places must not be greater than 90 %. In addition, the common minimum proportion of all existing in the wine capitals is set to 70 % since the 2005 harvest and increases from 2015 to 80%.
- The grape varieties Barbaroux and Calitor are no longer planted since 1995 and gradually replaced by other varieties.
- In the red and rosé wines also more than 10% are white grape varieties permitted (see list of white wine ).
- At least 20 % of the rosé must be made with the Saignée process.
In general, a yield restriction applies to 55 hectoliters per hectare. In the defined since February 9, 2005 subregion Côtes de Provence Sainte- Victoire has a limit of 50 hl / ha.
Approved communities
Côtes de Provence
In the Bouches -du -Rhône
Allauch, Bouc -Bel-Air, Ceyreste, Châteauneuf -le- Rouge, La Ciotat, Cuges -les -Pins, Meyreuil, Mimet, Peynier, Puyloubier, Roquefort- la- Bédoule, Rousset, Simiane -Collongue, Le tholonet and Trets
In Var
Les Arcs, Bagnols -en- Forêt, Le Bandol, Besse -sur -Issole, Bormes -les -Mimosas, Cabasse La Cadière- d'Azur, Callas, Le Cannet -des- Maures, Carcès, Carnoules, Carqueiranne, Le Castellet, Cavalaire- sur -Mer, Cogolin, Collobrières, Correns, Cotignac, La Crau, La Croix- Valmer, Cuers, Draguignan, Entrecasteaux, Évenos, La Farlède, Figanières, Flassans -sur -Issole, Flayosc, Fréjus, La Garde, La Garde- Freinet, Gassin, Gonfaron, Grimaud, Toulon, La Londe- les- Maures, Lorgues, Le Luc, Les Mayons, Montfort- sur -Argens, La Môle, La Motte, Le Muy, Pierrefeu -du- Var, Pignans, Le Plan -de- la-Tour, Pourcieux, Pourrières, Le Pradet, Puget -sur -Argens, Puget -Ville, Ramatuelle, Roquebrune -sur -Argens, Saint- Antonin- du- Var, Saint- Cyr- sur -Mer, Sainte -Maxime, Saint -Paul -en- Forêt, Saint- Raphaël, Saint- Tropez, Sanary -sur -Mer, Seillans, Six -Fours- les- Plages, Solliès -Pont, Taradeau, Thoronet, Trans-en -Provence, La Valette- du- Var and Fréjus
In the Alpes-Maritimes department
Villars -sur -Var.
Côtes de Provence Sainte- Victoire
In the Bouches -du -Rhône
Châteauneuf -le- Rouge, Le tholonet, Meyreuil, Peynier, Puyloubier, Rousset and Trets