Appellation
Rosette
Identity card
AOPSweet
South West France · Recognised on 12 March 1946
Key points
- Medium-sweet: 25 to 51 g/l of sugar, with no overripeness sought.
- At least two grapes; Sauvignons between 15 and 70% of the vines.
- At most 50 hl/ha and at least 12% natural alcohol.
Grape varieties
Sweet
Allowed varieties
SémillonSauvignon BlancSauvignon Gris (grape entry not yet written)Muscadelle
Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris · 15 to 70% of the holding's vines
At least two grapes per wine
Production rules
50
hl/ha
Maximum yield
12
% ABV
Minimum natural alcohol
4,000
vines/ha
Minimum planting density
- Maximum yield
- How much wine a hectare may produce under the appellation (a higher, exceptional ceiling often exists). The lower it is, the less can be made: one of the levers on how concentrated the grapes are. For reference: 25 hl/ha to 50 hl/ha across 5 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum natural alcohol
- The alcohol the grapes' own sugar must be able to give, without enrichment: a ripeness threshold at harvest. For reference: 12 % ABV to 17 % ABV across 5 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum planting density
- The fewest vines allowed per hectare. For the same yield, more vines means fewer grapes on each. For reference: 4,000 vines/ha to 6,500 vines/ha across 5 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
Terroir
- Lie of the land: A crescent of hills north-west of Bergerac
- Soils: Lime-free sands and clays, acid soils
- Climate: Tempered oceanic; forests shelter it from the north
Wine style
- Grapefruit
- pale straw colour
- white flowers
- supple and round
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
24 April 2017
Specification approved by decree no. 2011-1401 of 26 October 2011 (JORF no. 0252 of 29 October 2011), amended by the order of 24 April 2017 (JORF of 3 May 2017; BO-Agri of 4 May 2017). Appellation first recognised by the decree of 12 March 1946.
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Rosette »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) / Ministère de l'agriculture
A medium-sweet white wine from the hills overlooking Bergerac to the north-west, across six communes of the Dordogne. It blends at least two of the four permitted white grapes (Sémillon, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle) and keeps between 25 and 51 g/L of sugar. The aim here, says the specification, is aromatic ripeness, not overripeness. The appellation takes its name from a lieu-dit in Bergerac.
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