Cité de Carcassonne

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Soils of molassic character arc around Carcassonne, between plains and gently rolling hills.
• Confluence of two winds present more than 300 days a year: a warm, humid Mediterranean sea wind versus a cool Atlantic wind from the northwest.
• Annual rainfall of 700 mm spread over approximately 150 days, avoiding the summer droughts typical of a strictly southern Mediterranean climate.
• The zone is flanked by the Montagne Noire and the first foothills of the Pyrenees, generating cool nights conducive to even ripening.

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

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF), JORF 4 février 2023
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry