Haute Vallée de l'Orb
Styles
Principal grape varieties
BourboulencCabernet BlancCarignan BlancChardonnayChasanClairette (Clairette Blanche)ColombardFlorealGrenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Macabeu (Viura)MarsanneMuscarisMuscat À Petits Grains BlancsRoussanneSauvignacSauvignonSoreliSouvignier GrisTerret BlancVermentinoViognierVoltisAramonArtabanCabernet CortisCabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonCaladocCarignanChenansonCinsautCotGrenache (Garnacha Tinta)MarselanMerlotMorrastel (Graciano)Mourvèdre (Monastrell)Muscat À Petits Grains RougesPetit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Pinot NoirSyrahTempranilloTerret NoirVidocGrenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Pinot GrisTerret Gris
Terroir
Natural factors
- 7 pedological-landscape units identified: volcanic formations, metamorphic substrates, sandstone, marls, Ruffes, limestones, acidic sandstone
- Attenuated Mediterranean mesoclimate, rainfall 800–1200 mm/year, cool to cold zone (fewer than 1,350 °C of active heat accumulation)
- Notable diurnal temperature variation: warm days alternating with cool nights throughout the ripening cycle
- Three valleys (Orb, Mare, Jaur) follow the main fault lines and cut deep into the mountains at the far western edge of the Cévennes
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 30 novembre 2022
- Official INAO text (show_texte)
- INAO product entry