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Appellation

Languedoc

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RegionalAOPRedRoséWhite

Languedoc-Roussillon · Recognised on 24 December 1985

  1. Village
  2. Regional

Key points

  1. From Nîmes to the Spanish border: Gard, Hérault, Aude, Pyrénées-Orientales.
  2. Coteaux du Languedoc in 1985, Languedoc since 2007.
  3. Yields: at most 50 hl/ha (red), 54 (rosé), 60 (white).

Grape varieties

Red

Grenache NoirLledoner PelutMourvèdreSyrah

Allowed as a small share of the red wine: Carignan, Cinsaut, Counoise, Grenache Gris, Morrastel, Piquepoul Noir, Rivairenc, Terret Noir

Grenache Noir, Lledoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah · at least 50% of the holding's vines

Mourvèdre, Syrah · at least 20% of the holding's vines

Carignan · 40% at most of the holding's vines

Cinsaut · 40% at most of the holding's vines

Grenache Noir, Lledoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah · at least 40% of the blend

Grenache and Lledoner Pelut: at least 20% of the vines where Carignan is grown

At least two varieties; other accessories at most 20% of vines, 10% each

Rosé

Grenache NoirLledoner PelutMourvèdreSyrah

Accessory varieties: Carignan, Cinsaut, Counoise, Grenache Gris, Morrastel, Piquepoul Noir, Rivairenc, Terret Noir, Bourboulenc, Carignan Blanc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Macabeu, Marsanne, Piquepoul Blanc, Roussanne, Terret Blanc, Tourbat, Vermentino, Viognier

Grenache Noir, Lledoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah · at least 50% of the holding's vines

Mourvèdre, Syrah · at least 20% of the holding's vines

Carignan · 40% at most of the holding's vines

Grenache Noir, Lledoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah · at least 40% of the blend

Grenache and Lledoner Pelut: at least 20% of the vines where Carignan is grown

At least two varieties; accessories other than Carignan, Cinsaut: at most 10% of vines

White

BourboulencClairetteGrenache BlancMarsannePiquepoul BlancRoussanneTourbatVermentino

Accessory varieties: Carignan Blanc, Grenache Gris, Macabeu, Muscat à Petits Grains, Terret Blanc, Viognier (30% at most of the holding's vines)

Piquepoul Blanc · 50% at most of the holding's vines

Viognier · 10% at most of the holding's vines

Muscat à Petits Grains · 5% at most of the holding's vines

At least two principal varieties, in the vineyard and in every wine

Principal varieties are the majority; none above 80% of the blend

In italics, without a link: grapes with no entry yet.

Production rules

Red

  • 50

    hl/ha

    Maximum yield

  • 11.5

    % ABV

    Minimum natural alcohol

White

  • 60

    hl/ha

    Maximum yield

Rosé

  • 54

    hl/ha

    Maximum yield

Terroir

  • Lie of the land: A 200 km arc below the hills, Cévennes to Pyrenees
  • Soils: River terraces, schist, limestone; low-fertility soils
  • Climate: Mediterranean, 400–900 mm a year; mistral, cers, tramontane

Wine style

  • Red
  • medium to deep colour
  • red and black fruit
  • spicy, toasty notes
  • ripe tannins
  • Rosé
  • bright colour
  • easy-drinking and round
  • aromatic complexity
  • White
  • dry, pale
  • roundness
  • tropical fruit, citrus
  • white flowers

AOC geographical area (by commune; not a vineyard plot delimitation): INAO, geographical areas of quality and origin labels (October 2026 edition) · Open Licence

A regional appellation sweeping in a 200-kilometre arc along the Gulf of Lion, from Nîmes to the Spanish border. Recognised in 1985 as Coteaux du Languedoc, it became Languedoc in 2007, taking in the areas of Corbières, Minervois, Côtes du Roussillon and other AOCs. Its still reds, rosés and whites are always blends; nine complementary geographical names, such as Pézenas or Sommières, may be added to its name.

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