Charentais
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Alicante Henri-BouschetArinarnoaArtabanCabernet CortisCabernet FrancCabernet-SauvignonCotEgiodolaGamayJurançon NoirMerlotMonarchMourvèdre (Monastrell)NégrettePinot NoirPinotinPriorSyrahTannatVidocArrilobaBronnerChardonnayChasanCheninColombardFlorealFolle BlancheJohanniterGros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)Petit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)MontilsMuscadelleSauvignonSauvignon GrisSémillonSolarisSouvignier GrisTrousseau GrisVoltis
Terroir
Natural factors
- Zone covering the two départements of Charente and Charente-Maritime, between the Gironde, the Atlantic, the marais poitevin, and the Massif Central.
- Mainly sedimentary bedrock (Mesozoic era); predominantly clay-limestone soils, sandier toward the coast and on the islands.
- Temperate oceanic climate: approximately 13 °C annual average, approximately 800 mm of rainfall over approximately 150 days; the water balance is often well-balanced at the end of the growing season.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Dénominations géographiques complémentaires
- Charentais Charente PGI
- Charentais Charente-Maritime PGI
- Charentais Ile d'Oléron PGI
- Charentais Ile de Ré PGI
- Charentais Saint-Sornin PGI
Sources
- Product specification (BO Agri, PDF), JORF 20 octobre 2021
- Official INAO text (show_texte)
- INAO product entry
- Official trade body site — Confédération des Vins IGP de France