Méditerranée

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• In Corsica, the viticultural bedrock is essentially granitic and schistose, with the eastern coast resting on Quaternary sedimentary formations while calcareous formations dominate at Patrimonio.
• The Corsican climate is characterised by moderate rainfall of 600 to 700 mm per year and high sunshine levels exceeding 2,500 hours per year, with local winds in the form of sea or mountain breezes.
• In Provence, a distinction is drawn between calcareous Provence to the west and north and crystalline Provence to the south and east, corresponding to the Maures and Esterel massifs, with a mean annual temperature of 15°C.
• The Mistral, a cold, dry wind from the north, is the most important wind in Provence and helps maintain the excellent health of the grapes, while southerly winds of maritime influence become increasingly significant towards the eastern part of the zone.
• In the Rhône Valley, marine incursions from the south since the Miocene formed a succession of sedimentary basins framed by bordering relief features, complemented by Quaternary fluvial terrace deposits linked to the glaciations.
• The Mediterranean climate includes a distinctive wind régime marked by the marin, a southerly, moisture-laden wind that blows over the Gulf of Lion and Provence, moderating temperature extremes, and by the Mistral, which ventilates the Rhône corridor from north to south.
• In the Southern Alps, the mountains situated to the north act as a screen against cold air from the north, and the vines are planted on naturally well-drained soils, either on the sunny slopes of the valleys or on the plain in the corridor of the Durance river.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Méditérranée Comté de Grignan PGI
• Méditérranée Coteaux de Montélimar PGI

All appellations in France

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 25 novembre 2025, JORF 3 décembre 2025
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — Confédération des Vins IGP de France