Appellation
Tavel
Identity card
VillageAOPRosé
Rhône Valley › Southern Rhône · Recognised on 15 May 1936
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- Rosé only, from Tavel and a small part of Roquemaure.
- At most 46 hl/ha and at least 11.5% natural alcohol.
- Recognised on 15 May 1936, among the first AOCs.
Grape varieties
Rosé onlyGrenache NoirCinsautSyrahMourvèdreGrenache BlancGrenache GrisClairetteClairette RoseBourboulencPiquepoul BlancPiquepoul Gris (grape entry not yet written)Piquepoul Noir (grape entry not yet written)
Accessory varieties: Calitor, Carignan, Carignan Blanc
Grenache Noir, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris · 30 to 60% of the holding's vines
Each principal variety at most 60% of the vines, each accessory one at most 10%
Grenache Noir is always part of the blend
Production rules
46
hl/ha
Maximum yield
11.5
% ABV
Minimum natural alcohol
- 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: 36 hl/ha to 80 hl/ha across 28 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: 9 % ABV to 12 % ABV across 28 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
Terroir
- Soils: Clay-limestone combe of terra rossa, strewn with flat stones
- Soils: The Vallongue high terrace, about 120 m up, with big pebbles
- Climate: Cold, dry mistral; 700 mm of rain, little at ripening
Wine style
- Liquorice
- structured rosé
- red fruit
- spice with age
- round, long finish
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
24 April 2017
Cahier des charges homologué par le décret n° 2011-1571 du 16 novembre 2011, modifié par l'arrêté du 24 avril 2017 (JORF du 3 mai 2017 ; BO-AGRI du 4 mai 2017). Appellation initialement reconnue par le décret du 15 mai 1936.
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Tavel »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) / Ministère de l'agriculture
A southern Rhône cru on the right bank, some fifteen kilometres north-west of Avignon, in the Gard: its area covers mainly the commune of Tavel and a small part of Roquemaure. Recognised as early as 1936, among the first controlled appellations, it produces rosé wine only. Its rosés are blends that always include Grenache, alongside a long list of black and white grapes. The specification describes them as structured, deeply coloured rosés, left on the skins longer than a white wine and for less time than a red.
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