Côtes de Thongue
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AgiorgitikoAlicante Henri BouschetAlphonse LavalléeAltesseAlvarinhoAramon BlancAramon GrisAramonAranelArinarnoaArtabanArvine (Arvine Petite)AssyrtikoAubunBourboulencBronnerCabernet BlancCabernet CortisCabernet FrancCabernet- SauvignonCalabreseCaladocCardinalCarignan BlancCarignanCarmenèreCarricanteChardonnayChasanChasselasChasselas RoseChambourcinChenansonCheninCinsautClairette (Clairette Blanche)ColombardCotCounoiseDanlasEgiodolaFerFianoFlorealGamayGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)Grenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Grenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Grenache (Garnacha Tinta)Gros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)JohanniterListan (Palomino Fino)Lledoner Pelut (Garnacha Peluda)Macabeu (Viura)MarsanneMarselanMauzacMeunier (Pinot Meunier)MerlotMonarchMontepulcianoMorrastel (Graciano)MoschofileroMourvèdre (Monastrell)MuscardinMuscarisMuscat À Petits Grains BlancsMuscat D Alexandrie (Muscat Of Alexandria)Muscat De Hambourg (Muscat Hamburg)NégretteNielluccio (Sangiovese)ParelladaPetit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Picardan (Bourboulenc)Pinot NoirPinot GrisPinotinPiquepoul BlancPiquepoul GrisPiquepoul NoirPlant DroitPortanPrimitivoPriorRiesling (Riesling Weiss)Rivairenc Blanc (Aspiran Blanc)Rivairenc (Aspiran Noir)RoditisRoussanneRubilandeSaperaviSaphiraSauvignacSauvignon BlancSauvignon GrisSciaccarelloSémillonServantSeyvalSolarisSoreliSouvignier GrisSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTannatTempranilloTerret BlancTerret GrisTerret NoirTouriga NacionalUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)VerdejoVerdelho (Verdelho Branco)VermentinoVidocVillard BlancViognierVoltisXinomavro (Xynomavro)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Zone of 23 communes within the triangle formed by Faugères, Pézenas, and Béziers, in the catchment area of the Thongue, a tributary of the Hérault. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Four characteristic soil types: Villafranchian terraces, sandy-gravelly marls, lacustrine limestones, and clay-limestone soils.
- Vineyards lying predominantly between 50 m and 100 m in elevation; annual rainfall of 600 mm or less. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Prevailing winds: the Tramontane (dry and cold) and the marine wind (humid), both typical of the local Mediterranean climate. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.