Appellation
Ventoux
Identity card
AOPRedRoséWhite
Rhône Valley › Southern Rhône · Recognised on 27 July 1973
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- Mostly red and rosé; always a blend of at least two grapes.
- At most 55 hl/ha for red and rosé, 60 for white.
- At least 12% natural alcohol for red, 11.5% for white and rosé.
Grape varieties
RedRosé
CarignanCinsautGrenache NoirMourvèdreSyrah
Accessory varieties: Bourboulenc, Clairette, Counoise (grape entry not yet written), Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Marselan (grape entry not yet written), Piquepoul Noir (grape entry not yet written), Roussanne, Vermentino, Viognier (20% at most of the holding's vines)
Marselan · 10% at most of the holding's vines
A blend of at least two grapes, mostly the principal ones
White
BourboulencClairetteGrenache BlancRoussanneVermentinoViognier
Accessory varieties: Marsanne (10% at most of the holding's vines)
A blend of at least two grapes, mostly the principal ones
Terroir
- Lie of the land: Limestone slopes below Mont Ventoux (1,912 m)
- Soils: Stony soils; safre sands and sandstones, ochres
- Climate: Mediterranean; cooler nights in late summer
Wine style
- Red
- rich or aromatic
- balanced or generous
- a blended wine
- Rosé
- aromatic balance
- fresh
- long finish
- White
- aromatic complexity
- structured
- to drink young
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
17 November 2023
Order of 17 November 2023 approving the specification of the AOC “Ventoux” (JORF no. 0273 of 25 November 2023, text no. 46; BO of the MASA no. 49 of 7 December 2023). Appellation first recognised as “Côtes du Ventoux” by the decree of 27 July 1973.
Labelling terms
- "Primeur" or "nouveau" may be added, with the vintage
- The name of a registered lieu-dit may appear on the label
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Ventoux »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) / Ministère de l'agriculture
A southern Rhône appellation covering 53 communes of the Vaucluse, from the outskirts of Vaison-la-Romaine in the north to Apt in the south, at the foot of Mont Ventoux, the Dentelles de Montmirail and the Monts de Vaucluse. Recognised in 1973 as "Côtes du Ventoux", it has been called "Ventoux" since 2009. It makes mostly red and rosé wines, blended around Grenache, Syrah, Cinsaut, Carignan and Mourvèdre, and a little white.
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