Côte Vermeille
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Alicante Henri BouschetAlphonse LavalléeAltesseAlvarinhoAramonArinarnoaArvine (Arvine Petite)BourboulencCabernet FrancCabernet-SauvignonCaladocCarignan BlancCarignanCarmenèreChardonnayChasanChenansonCheninCinsautClairette (Clairette Blanche)Clairette RoseColombardCotCounoiseEgiodolaFerGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)Grenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Grenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Grenache (Garnacha Tinta)Gros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)Listan (Palomino Fino)Lledoner Pelut (Garnacha Peluda)Macabeu (Viura)MarsanneMarselanMauzacMerlotMondeuse (Mondeuse Noire)Morrastel (Graciano)Mourvèdre (Monastrell)MuscadelleMuscat À Petits Grains BlancsMuscat À Petits Grains RougesMuscat À Petits Grains RosésMuscat D Alexandrie (Muscat Of Alexandria)Muscat De Hambourg (Muscat Hamburg)NégretteNielluccio (Sangiovese)ParelladaPetit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Pinot BlancPinot GrisPinot NoirPiquepoul BlancPiquepoul GrisPiquepoul NoirPortanPoulsardRaffiat De MoncadeRibolRiesling (Riesling Weiss)Rivairenc (Aspiran Noir)RoussanneSauvignonSauvignon GrisSavagnin BlancSavagnin RoseSciaccarelloSemillonSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTannatTempranilloTerret BlancTerret GrisTerret NoirTourbatUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)Verdelho (Verdelho Branco)VermentinoVillard BlancVillard NoirViognier
Terroir
Natural factors
- Bedrock: fissured Cambrian brown schists, yielding poor soils with low water-retention capacity
- Terraced vineyards up to 400 m in altitude, across 4 communes in the Pyrénées-Orientales (Banyuls, Collioure, Cerbère, Port-Vendres)
- Mediterranean climate with 2,600 hours of sunshine per year and average rainfall of 650 mm, falling in violent and irregular episodes (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wind present approximately 200 days per year: the Tramontane (north-west) and the sea breeze (south-east) as the two dominant components
- Highly rugged relief forming natural amphitheatres and belvederes overlooking the sea; the southernmost wine region in France
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 11 novembre 2011
- Official INAO text (show_texte)
- INAO product entry
- Official trade body site — Confédération des Vins IGP de France