Appellation
Muscat de Mireval
Identity card
AOPFortified
Languedoc-Roussillon · Recognised on 28 December 1959
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- A white vin doux naturel from Muscat à Petits Grains alone, on two communes.
- Musts of at least 252 g/l of sugar; at most 30 hl of must/ha.
- Finished wine: at least 15% actual alcohol and 110 g/l of sugars.
Grape varieties
Terroir
- Lie of the land: Lower slopes of the Gardiole, down to the lagoons
- Soils: Stony rendzinas, thin limestone soils
- Climate: Mediterranean; rarely over 500 mm a year
Wine style
- fresh Muscat
- tropical fruit
- honeyed flavours
- smooth, unctuous
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
26 September 2011
Decree no. 2011-1199 of 26 September 2011 on the AOC “Muscat de Mireval” (JORF no. 0225 of 28 September 2011, text no. 39); specification published in BO agri no. 39 of 30 September 2011. Appellation first recognised by the decree of 28 December 1959.
Labelling terms
- The words "vin doux naturel" appear on the label
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Muscat de Mireval »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) / Ministère de l'agriculture
An appellation for white vins doux naturels on two coastal communes of the Hérault, Mireval and Vic-la-Gardiole, between Montpellier and Sète, next to Frontignan. The vines lie mostly on the lower slopes of the Gardiole hills, down towards the lagoons, on dry, stony soils. The wine comes solely from Muscat à Petits Grains, fortified with neutral spirit during fermentation.
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