Aude
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AgiorgitikoAlicante Henri BouschetAlphonse LavalléeAlvarinhoAramonAranelArinarnoaArrilobaArtabanAssyrtyko (Assyrtiko)AubunBourboulencCabernet BlancCabernet CortisCabernet FrancCabernet-SauvignonCalabreseCaladocCardinalCarignan BlancCarignanCarmenèreCarricanteChardonnayChasanChenansonCheninCinsautClairette (Clairette Blanche)Clairette RoseColombardCotCounoiseEgiodolaEkigaïnaFerFianoFloréalGamayGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)GramonGrenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Grenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Grenache (Garnacha Tinta)Gros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)Jurançon NoirListan (Palomino Fino)LivalLledoner Pelut (Garnacha Peluda)Macabeu (Viura)MarsanneMarselanMauzacMauzac RoseMerlotMonarchMoneracMontepulcianoMorrastel (Graciano)MoschofileroMourvèdre (Monastrell)MuscarisMuscat À Petits Grains BlancsMuscat À Petits Grains RougesMuscat D Alexandrie (Muscat Of Alexandria)Muscat De Hambourg (Muscat Hamburg)NégretteNielluccio (Sangiovese)ParelladaPerdeaPetit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Pinot BlancPinot GrisPinot NoirPiquepoul BlancPiquepoul NoirPortanPrimitivoPriorRiesling (Riesling Weiss)RoditisRoussanneSaphiraSauvignacSauvignonSauvignon GrisSemillonServantSoreliSouvignier GrisSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTannatTempranilloTerret BlancTerret GrisTerret NoirTourbatTouriga NacionalUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)VerdejoVerdelho (Verdelho Branco)VermentinoVidocVillard BlancVillard NoirViognierVoltisXinomavro (Xynomavro)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Soils vary along the Aude river: schists, limestones, gravelly terraces, and alluvial deposits
- The vineyard lies between the Corbières massif to the south and the Montagne Noire to the north, bounded to the east by the Mediterranean
- A dual climate: strictly Mediterranean in the east, with oceanic influences to the west; rainfall ranging from 500 to 800 mm (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- A zone covering virtually the entire Aude department, with 9 smaller recognized geographical units
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.