Sablet
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras | |
| Canton | Vaison-la-Romaine | |
| Community association | Vaison Ventoux | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 12 ' N , 5 ° 0' E | |
| height | 112-419 m | |
| surface | 11.1 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,284 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 116 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84110 | |
| INSEE code | 84104 | |
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Sablet is a French commune of the department Vaucluse in the region d'Provence-Alpes-Cote Azur .
geography
The wine village with 1284 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located in the Rhone Valley at the western foot of the small Dentelles de Montmirail rock massif . In the west, the municipality is crossed by the Ouvèze . The climate is Mediterranean , but when the mistral blows it can get very cool. Sablet is located 30 kilometers east-northeast of Orange and 44 kilometers northeast of Avignon .
history
The place is first mentioned in a bull by Pope Honorius III. from 1219. This record takes sides with Ermengarde de Mévouillon , mistress of Sabet and wife of Guillaume I des Baux , Prince of Orange , who was captured and slain by the Avigonnais shortly before . Guillaume supported the Pope out of opportunism , whereas the Avigonnais were loyal followers of Raymond VI. , Count of Toulouse and Margrave of Provence . Like the entire Comtat Venaissin , Sablet was directly subordinate to the Pope in 1274 and on February 5 of the same year the lords of this county paid homage to the rector Guillaume de Villaret , who called them together in Saint-André-des-Ramières especially for this purpose . In 1637, during the Thirty Years' War , the medieval fortification belt around the city was renewed. In gratitude that the village had been spared from the wave of plague that raged in the area in 1720, the residents built the Saint-Roch chapel .
Toponymy
The place name is derived from the Latin Sabuletum (French: "sable"; German "Sand"); on an inscription from 1148 stands the derivative de Sableto , which is understood as "village on the sand hill".
coat of arms
Blazon : In azure blue, a silver, black-walled tower with a three-step front staircase of the same color, gate and window open and transparent; the black letters SABLET in the silver shield head.
Population development
| year | 1946 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
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| Residents | 862 | 1.007 | 1,039 | 982 | 1.014 | 1,168 | 1,282 | 1,243 |
Viticulture
Sablet is a southern wine-growing region in the Côtes du Rhône wine region . The local wine cooperative is called La coopérative vinicole Le Gravillas and was founded in 1935. Its members began to focus on quality rather than quantity. There are also independent winemakers.
Since 1974 belongs to the community about the currently eighteen geographic locations (mostly is it in these places to communities) who enjoy the privilege of their name, the designation of origin ( appellation ) Cotes du Rhone Villages readjust. The additional appellation, Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC for short), indicates that the authenticity of the origin is controlled by the state and that prescribed quality standards that are specifically set for an appellation are observed. Products that do not achieve this quality can be marketed as Vin de pays de la Principauté d'Orange ("Country wine from the Principality of Orange").
Mainly red wine is made, but also rosé and white wine . The cultivation area extends over a rather modest 340 hectares and is limited to the municipality of Sablet. The annual yield is on average 10,230 hectoliters, which results in about 1,364,000 bottles.
The red wine is more impressive because of its weight than its elegance. Restaurateurs recommend the wine especially with game . It can mature in the cellar for ten or more years and usually benefits from it.
Soil and climate
Almost all of the town's vineyards are on the slopes of the Dentelles de Montmirail . The pebble terraces are interspersed with yellow sand and reddish clay minerals . The climate is Mediterranean. The vineyards, which produce the high-quality wines, face south and are tectonically shielded from the mistral.
Upbringing and grape varieties
In the Vines is important to note that the vines "cut short" ( taille courte ) must be either according to the "Goblet" or "cordon". "Guyot" training is only allowed for the Viognier grapes.
red wine
The Sablet is not a varietal wine, but a blend (a blend ) of different grape varieties , the red Grenache grape clearly dominated. Complementary varieties are Syrah and Mourvèdre . The following broad range is also permitted as secondary varieties: Brun Argenté (known locally as Camarèse or Vaccarèse ), Carignan , Cinsaut , Counoise , Muscardin , Piquepoul Noir and Terret Noir .
White wine
The main types for the white wine are: Grenache Blanc , Clairette Blanche , Marsanne blanche , Roussanne , Bourboulenc and Viognier . Piquepoul Blanc and Ugni Blanc are also permitted as secondary varieties .
Normalization
The yield for red wine is limited by law to 42 hectoliters per hectare ; in fact it is an average of 29 hl / ha. The minimum alcohol content is stipulated and must be at least 12.5 percent by volume for red wine and at least 12.0 percent by volume for rosé and white wine . Typically, however, it is higher, in a good year 14 or more for red wine.
Attractions
- The medieval fortification was restored in the early 17th century and recently restored by the Association des compagnons des Barrys .
- The Romanesque church Église Saint-Nazaire was extended in the 15th century with two aisles . The wall joints between the components, which were created at different times, are clearly visible today.
- The lavoir paired with a beautiful fountain.
Saint-Nazaire church
Lavoir and fountain
Municipal House ( Mairie )
Notes and individual references
- ↑ Saint-André-des-Ramières was a monastery which then belonged to Sablet; today it is a district of Violès .
- ^ Robert Bailly: Dictionnaire des communes du Vaucluse , pp. 351f. Edition A. Barthélemy, Avignon, 1986.
- ^ Ernest Nègre : Toponymie générale de la France , vol. 1, p. 326. New edition: Librairie Droz, Geneva, 1990.
- ↑ a b c Sablet on Les Vins des Côtes du Rhône
