Banyuls grand cru

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• Cambrian brown schists: poor, heavily fissured soils with low water retention and variable depth depending on topography.
• Vineyards on terraces up to 400 m altitude on steep hillsides (ranging from 0 to 917 m at the Pic de Sailfort), across 4 communes of the Côte Vermeille.

• The 'bail à complant' (a tenure system predating the year 1000) encouraged the interplanting of multiple grape varieties within the same plot on more than 50% of parcels.

• Tile-red mahogany appearance, with a bouquet of cocoa, candied fruits, and spice following ageing.
• Extended ageing can develop the 'goût de rancio': notes of roasting, dried fruits, and walnut.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF)
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry