Côtes du Rhône Villages AOC
- Côtes du Rhône Villages
- Côtes du Rhône Villages ( special )
Côtes du Rhône Villages is a French wine region within the Rhône wine region. It is within the Cotes du Rhone wine region, but has more stringent quality requirements. It is incumbent therefore often the quality of thinking of the winemaker, under what provisions he wants to market his wine. The provisions were laid down in a decree of 2 November 1966. Côtes du Rhône Villages has since that date about the status of Appellation d' Origine, and this for red, rose and white wine.
In the year 2006 298.951 hectoliters of wine were produced on 7,890 hectares of declared area. The proportion of white wine was a low 2.2 percent.
- 2.1 red and rosé
- 2.2 White Wine
List of professional communities
The area of origin of the Appellation d' Origine ( short AOC ) Côtes du Rhône Villages is limited to 95 communities. Within this list, some communities have a special status. These communities may append its name to the appellation "Côtes -du -Rhône -Villages ".
Communities of Ardeche
Bourg -Saint -Andéol, Saint -Just d'Ardèche, Saint -Marcel d'Ardèche, Saint -Martin d'Ardèche.
Communities of the Drôme Provençale
Bouchet, mérindol -les- Oliviers, Mirabel- aux- Baronnies, Mollans -sur -Ouvèze, Montbrison, Nyons, Le Pègue, Piégon, Rochegude, Rousset -les -Vignes, Saint- Maurice- sur- Eygues, Saint- Pantaleon -les -Vignes, Suze- la- Rousse, Taulignan, Tulette, Venterol Vinsobres.
Municipalities of the department of Gard
Aiguèze, Bagnols -sur -Cèze, Castillon- du- Gard, Cavillargues, Chusclan, Codolet, Comps, Cornillon, Domazan, Estézargues, Fournès, Gaujac, Laudun- l'Ardoise, Montfrin, Orsan, Pont -Saint -Esprit, Pujaut, Rochefort- du- Gard, Sabran, Saint- Alexandre, Saint -Etienne -des -Sorts, Saint- Gervais, Saint- Hilaire- d'Ozilhan, Saint -Marcel -de- Careiret, Saint -Michel- d'Euzet, Saint- Nazaire, Saint -Pons- la -Calm, Saint -Victor- la- Coste, Sauveterre, Saze Tresques, Valliguières, Vénéjan.
Municipalities of the department of Vaucluse
Beaumes -de- Venise, Bédarrides, Bollène, Buisson, Cairanne, Camaret -sur -Aigues, Caumont -sur -Durance, Châteauneuf -de- Gadagne, Courthézon, Faucon, Grillon, Jonquières, La Roque- Alric, Lafare, Lagarde Paréol, Mondragon, Morières- lès- Avignon, Orange, Piolenc, Puyméras, Rasteau, Richerenches, Roaix, Sablet, Saint- Marcellin- lès- Vaison, Saint- Roman-de - Malegarde, Saint- Romain -en- Viennois, Saint- Saturnin -lès -Avignon, Sainte- Cécile- les- Vignes, Séguret, Sérignan- du- Comtat, Sorgue, Suzette, Travaillan, Uchaux, Vaison -la- Romaine, Valréas, vedène, Villedieu, Violès, Visan.
Geographical places with special
Cairanne, Chusclan ( with neighboring communities Orsan, Codolet, Bagnols -sur -Cèze and Saint -Etienne -des -Sorts ) Laudun- l'Ardoise ( with the neighboring communes of Saint -Victor- la -Coste and Tresques ), Massif d' Uchaux, plan de Dieu, Puyméras, Rasteau, Roaix, Rochegude, Rousset -les -Vignes, Sablet, Saint- Gervais, Saint- Maurice- sur- Eygues, Saint- Pantaleon -les -Vignes, Séguret, Signargues, Valréas, Visan.
The former " Villages " Beaumes -de -Venise and Vinsobres have risen in 2005 to own appellations. So they followed Gigondas and Vacqueyras, where such transport in 1971 and 1990 was bestowed.
Varieties
Red and rosé
Grenache ( since 2004 min. 50 % share), Syrah and / or Mourvèdre (a total of min. 20%). As a side places are max. 20% of all red grape varieties that are permitted for the Côtes du Rhône, allowed. Also white grape varieties are permitted for the rosé. Their proportion is max. 20%.
White wine
Grenache Blanc, Clairette Blanche, Marsanne Blanche, Roussanne, Bourboulenc and Viognier. As a side places are max. 20% of all white grape varieties that are permitted for the Côtes du Rhône, allowed.
Income restrictions
Income restrictions amount to 45 hectoliters / hectare for the Appellation Côtes du Rhône Villages and at 42 hl / ha for the Appellation Côtes du Rhône Villages - followed by community name. In high-yielding vintages may in exceptional cases 50 hl / ha for the Appellation Côtes du Rhône Villages, and 45 hl / ha for the Appellation Côtes du Rhône Villages - must be followed by the community name. The minimum age of the vines is three years.