Coteaux de Béziers
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AgiorgitikoAlicante Henri BouschetAramon GrisAramonArinarnoaArtabanAubunCabernet CortisCabernet FrancCabernet-SauvignonCalabreseCaladocCarignanCarmenèreChenansonCinsautCotEgiodolaFerGamayGansonGrenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Grenache (Garnacha Tinta)Lledoner Pelut (Garnacha Peluda)MarselanMauzac RoseMerlotMeunier (Pinot Meunier)MonarchMondeuse (Mondeuse Noire)MontepulcianoMorrastel (Graciano)MoschofileroMourvèdre (Monastrell)MuscardinMuscat De Hambourg (Muscat Hamburg)NégretteNielluccio (Sangiovese)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Pinot GrisPinot NoirPinotinPiquepoul GrisPiquepoul NoirPlant DroitPortanPrimitivoPriorRivairenc (Aspiran Noir)RoditisSaperaviSauvignon GrisSciaccarelloSyrahTannatTempranilloTerret GrisTerret NoirTouriga NacionalVidocXinomavro (Xynomavro)Alvarino (Alvarinho)Aramon BlancArvine (Arvine Petite)AssyrtikoBourboulencBronnerCabernet BlancCarignan BlancCarricanteChardonnayChasanCheninClairette (Clairette Blanche)ColombardFianoFlorealGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)Grenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Gros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)JohanniterMacabeu (Viura)MarsanneMauzacMuscarisMuscat À Petits Grains BlancsMuscat D Alexandrie (Muscat Of Alexandria)ParelladaPetit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)Picardan (Bourboulenc)Piquepoul BlancRiesling (Riesling Weiss)RoussanneSaphiraSauvignacSauvignonSémillonSolarisSoreliSouvignier GrisSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)Terret BlancUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)VerdejoVerdelho (Verdelho Branco)VermentinoViognierVoltis
Terroir
Natural factors
- A zone of 17 communes in the Hérault, centred on Béziers, in the inter-fluvial corridor between the Libron and the Orb.
- The geological formation known as the 'sables de Corneilhan': sandy soils reaching 40 m in depth across extensive areas.
- Mediterranean climate with rainfall of 400 to 800 mm; sea breezes moderate the intense summer heat near the coast.
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 20 janvier 2022
- Official INAO text (show_texte)
- INAO product entry