Muscat de Mireval

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Muscat de Mireval is a French sweet wine in Languedoc that belongs to the Vin Doux Naturel family. A sweet Muscat wine is produced in the municipalities of Mireval and Vic-la-Gardiole . The area is about halfway between Montpellier and Agde in the Hérault department , just a few kilometers from the coastal town of Sète . The area is in the immediate vicinity of Muscat de Frontignan .

The vineyards are on the slopes of the Montagne de la Gardiole. The south-east facing locations are well protected from the region's cold north winds by the range of hills. The soil belongs to the Malm era ( Kimmeridgian and Oxfordian ) and consists of a clay with a high iron content, which is colored red as a result. The clay is interspersed with limestone. In the south of the area, the proportion of lime is extremely high, so that you have to fall back on very lime-compatible rootstocks .

The regulation requires that the must contains at least 252 grams of sugar per liter (see must weight ), which already corresponds to a selection level. Its alcoholic fermentation is stopped by adding 95 percent ethanol . At least 125 grams of unfermented sugar per liter must then remain in the wine. The basic yield is very low at 28 hl / ha. In contrast to other areas, this rule is observed almost all the time, so that the yield is 27–29 hl / ha.

The Muscat de Mireval has had its own appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC for short) since December 28, 1959 , for which only the Muscat grape variety Muscat blanc à petits grains is permitted.

Since the appellation was introduced, the area under vines has increased more than sixfold. On average, around 8,000 hectoliters of wine are produced on an area of ​​290 hectares. 70 winegrowers are affiliated with the local wine cooperative . In addition, seven winemakers market their products themselves.

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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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