Clairette du Languedoc

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Clairette du Languedoc
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Year of establishment: 1948
Country: France
Part of the wine-growing region: Languedoc
Cultivation climate: Mediterranean
Planted acreage: 75 ha.
Grape varieties: Clairette
Wine quantity: 3,500 hl / 500,000 bottles

Clairette du Languedoc is the controlled designation of origin for a French wine from a defined area within the Languedoc wine-growing region . The area has the status of an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC).

It is included in the superordinate AOC area Coteaux du Languedoc in the Hérault department . The appellation covers an area of ​​around 75 hectares (as of 2015) in the eight municipalities of Adissan , Aspiran , Cabrières , Ceyras , Fontès , Le Bosc , Lieuran-Cabrières , Nizas , Paulhan , Péret and Saint-André-de-Sangonis , 25 km northeast of Béziers and in close proximity to Pézenas . In 2008, the amount of wine produced was 2,487 hectoliters.

A dry (sec) or semi-dry (demi-sec or moelleux) white wine is made from the Clairette Blanche grape variety . The " rancio " level is rarer and the " vin de liqueur " level is even rarer .

The Clairette grape is one of the oldest grapes in Languedoc . It has been cultivated there for almost 2000 years. After the Languedoc switched from mass to class, it is now being grown again increasingly in some places in the appellation. The most famous Clairette du Languedoc come from Cabrières and Adissan.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ All areas of origin, zones and crus of the Languedoc. In: "Vinum extra Languedoc", March 2015, p. 83.
  2. ↑ Data sheet on the Clairette du Languedoc appellation ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French language). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.coteaux-languedoc.com

literature

Languedoc wine region
classified wine-growing areas with an AOP or AOC designation of origin
AOC certified before 2002
Sparkling wines

Blanquette de Limoux (1938) • Blanquette méthode ancestrale (1938) • Crémant de Limoux (1990)

Still wines

Cabardès (AOC) (1999) • Clairette de Bellegarde (1949) • Clairette du Languedoc (1948) • Corbières (1985) • Coteaux du Languedoc (1985) • Faugères (1982) • Fitou (1948) • Languedoc-Cabrières (1985) • Languedoc-La Clape (1985) • Languedoc-Montpeyroux (1985) • Languedoc-Pénenas (1948) • Languedoc-Saint-Christobal (1985) • Minervois (1985) • Minervois-La-Livinière (1999) • Pic Saint-Loup (1994) • Saint-Chinian (1982)

Muscat wines

Muscat de Frontignan (1936) • Muscat de Lunel (1943) • Muscat de Mireval (1959) • Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois (1949)

AOC certified after 2002

Corbières-Boutenac (2005) • Languedoc-Grés de Montpellier (2003) • Languedoc-La Méjannelle (2011) • Languedoc-Quatourze (2011) • Languedoc-Saint-Christobal (2011) • Languedoc-Saint-Dézéry (2011) • Languedoc -Saint-Georges d'Orques (2011) • Languedoc-Saint-Saturnin (2011) • Languedoc-Sommières (2011) • Limoux (AOC) (2004) • Malepère (2006) • Picpoul de Pinet (2013) • Saint-Chinian -Berlou (2005) • Saint-Chinian-Roquebrun (2005) • Terrasses du Larzac (2014)


Regions not certified according to AOC or AOP

Vin de Pays (Languedoc)

The AOP (Appellation d'Origine Protégée) has been the protective designation since 1992, which has replaced the national designation AOC (Appellation d'Origine Controlée) in France. Regions classified as AOC before 2002 may continue to use their old designation.
The order of the regions within the groups is alphabetical.