Côtes du Rhône Villages

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An overview of the individual appellations in the Rhône wine-growing region . Zoom A shows the appellations to the south of Avignon and Zoom B shows the wine-growing regions near Lyon .
  • Côtes du Rhône Villages
  • Côtes du Rhône Villages  (special status)

    • Côtes du Rhône Villages is a protected designation of origin AOP (outdated AOC ) for certain wines from the French wine-growing region Rhône . Mainly red , but also rosé and white wines are marketed under the name . The cultivated areas are part of the cultivated areas of the protected designation of origin Côtes du Rhône , they are in its southern part. Côtes du Rhône Villages has stricter quality regulations. 17 of the 95 wine-growing communities are allowed to stand out further by mentioning the place name. It is therefore often up to the winemaker's quality-consciousness to decide under which regulations he would like to market his wine. The status of an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée was established in a decree of November 2, 1966. The status ranks below that of the so-called crus , the plants from wine-growing communities with 16 of their own protected designations of origin in the Rhône wine-growing region.

    In 2006, 298,951 hectoliters of wine were produced on 7890 hectares of declared area. The proportion of white wine was a low 2.2 percent.

    List of approved municipalities

    The area of ​​origin of the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC for short) Côtes du Rhône Villages is limited to 95 municipalities. Some municipalities have a special status within this list. These municipalities are allowed to add their names to the appellation designation “Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages”.

    Communes of the Ardèche department

    Bourg-Saint-Andéol , Saint-Just-d'Ardèche , Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche , Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche .

    Municipalities of the Drôme department

    Bouchet , Mérindol-les-Oliviers , Mirabel-aux-Baronnies , Mollans-sur-Ouvèze , Montbrison , Nyons , Le Pègue , Piégon , Rochegude , Rousset-les-Vignes , Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues , Saint-Pantaléon-les -Vignes , Suze-la-Rousse , Taulignan , Tulette , Venterol , Vinsobres .

    Communes of the Gard department

    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-Étienne-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 Vaucluse department

    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 , Sorgues , Suzette , Travaillan , Uchaux , Vaison-la-Romaine , Valréas , Vedène , Villedieu , Violès , Visan .

    Geographical locations with special status

    Cairanne , Chusclan (with the neighboring communities of Orsan , Codolet , Bagnols-sur-Cèze and Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts ), Laudun-l'Ardoise (with the neighboring communities 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-Pantaléon-les-Vignes , Séguret , Signargues , Valréas , Visan .

    The former "Villages" Beaumes-de-Venise and Vinsobres rose to their own appellations in 2005 . This was followed by Gigondas and Vacqueyras , who received this promotion in 1971 and 1990 respectively.

    Grape varieties

    Red and rose wine

    Grenache (at least 50% share since 2004), Syrah and / or Mourvèdre (at least 20% in total). A maximum of 20% share of all red grape varieties that are approved for the Côtes du Rhône appellation are permitted as secondary varieties. White grape varieties are also permitted for rosé wine. Their share is a maximum of 20%.

    White wine

    Grenache Blanc , Clairette Blanche , Marsanne Blanche , Roussanne , Bourboulenc and Viognier . A maximum of 20% share of all white grape varieties that are permitted for the Côtes du Rhône appellation are permitted as secondary varieties.

    Yield restrictions

    The yield restrictions are 45 hectoliters / hectare for the Côtes du Rhône Villages appellation and 42 hl / ha for the Côtes du Rhône Villages appellation - followed by the municipality name. In high-yield vintages, 50 hl / ha can be made for the Côtes du Rhône Villages appellation and 45 hl / ha for the Côtes du Rhône Villages appellation - followed by the municipality name. The minimum age of the vines is three years.

    literature