Côtes du Tarn
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Alicante Bouschet (Alicante Henri Bouschet)Cabernet FrancCabernet-SauvignonCarignanCinsautDurasEgiodolaFer Servadou (Fer)GamaretGamayGamay De Bouze (Gamay Teinturier De Bouze)Gamay De Chaudenay (Gamay Teinturier De Chaudenay)JurançonMalbec (Cot)MarselanMerilleMerlotNégrettePortugais Bleu (Portugieser Blau)PrunelardSyrahTannatChardonnayChasanColombardGros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)Len De L ElListan (Palomino Fino)MauzacMauzac RoseMuscadelleOndencPetit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)SauvignonSémillonUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Climate under dual oceanic (rainfall, mild winters) and Mediterranean (hot, dry summers) influence; annual rainfall between 700 and 800 mm.
- The Vent d'Autan, a warm, dry wind from the south-east, accelerates budburst, flowering, and véraison, and promotes ripening while limiting fungal disease.
- The presence of Vitis vinifera ssp. sylvestris (wild vines) in the neighbouring forest of la Grésigne attests to the territory's natural suitability for viticulture.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.