Le Pays Cathare
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AgiorgitikoAlvarinhoArinarnoaArtabanAssyrtikoBourboulencCabernet BlancCabernet CortisCabernet FrancCabernet-SauvignonCalabreseCaladocCarignanCarricanteChardonnayChasanChenansonCheninCinsautCotEgiodolaFianoFloréalGrenache (Garnacha Tinta)Grenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Grenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Macabeu (Viura)MarsanneMarselanMauzacMerlotMonarchMontepulcianoMoschofileroMourvèdre (Monastrell)MuscarisParelladaPinot NoirPortanPrimitivoPriorRoditisRoussanneSaphiraSauvignacSauvignonSémillonSoreliSouvignier GrisSyrahTouriga NacionalUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)VerdejoVermentinoVidocViognierVoltisXinomavro (Xynomavro)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Highly diverse soils: plains, gravelly terraces, limestone hillsides and schists, reflecting a complex and turbulent geology
- Mediterranean climate to the east (rainfall < 500 mm), with Atlantic influences to the west, rising to 800 mm inland
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.