Muscat de Lunel

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Muscat de Lunel is a French sweet wine that belongs to the Vin Doux Naturel family. A sweet Muscat wine is produced in the municipalities of Lunel , Lunel-Viel , Vérargues and Saturargues . The area is about halfway between Montpellier and Nîmes in the Hérault department .

The soil consists of a clay with a high iron content, which is colored red as a result. The clay is interspersed with debris of alpine origin from the geological age of the Pleistocene . This layer can be 5–6 meters thick.

The regulation requires that the must contains at least 252 g of sugar per liter (see must weight ), which already corresponds to a selection level. His alcoholic fermentation , the addition of 95% alcohol stopped. At least 125 g of unfermented sugar per liter must then remain in the wine . The basic yield is very low at 28 hl / ha. This rule has been violated almost systematically since the 1993 vintage, so that the yield is currently around 33–36 hl / ha.

The Muscat de Lunel since the October 27, 1943 has its own Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC shortly), for which only the muscatel -Rebsorte Muscat blanc à petits grains is approved. The wine already had an excellent reputation at the beginning of the 17th century and was later served at the court of Versailles under King Louis XIV . Demand fell steadily towards the middle of the 19th century. When the area received appellation status in 1943, there were still 4 winemakers interested in the product. In the first year only 75 hl of wine were produced.

In 2002, around 10,500 hectoliters of wine were produced on 340 hectares . 80 winemakers are affiliated with the winemaking cooperative Les Vignerons du Muscat de Lunel . In addition, 5 winemakers market their products themselves. The best locations are near the municipality of Lunel-Viel and are called Clos du Mazet, Clos Bousquet, Clos du Capitaine Coste and Clos Reynaud.

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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.
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