Pays des Bouches-du-Rhône
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AgiorgitikoAléaticoAlicante Henri BouschetAligotéAlphonse LavalléeAramon GrisAramonAranelArtabanArinarnoaArrilobaAssyrtikoAubunBarbarouxBourboulencBrachet (Braquet Noir)Brun ArgentéCabernet BlancCabernet CortisCabernet FrancCabernet-SauvignonCaladocCalitorCarignan BlancCarignanCarmenèreChardonnayChasanChasselasChasselas RoseChatusChenansonCheninCinsautClairette (Clairette Blanche)Clairette RoseClarinColirisColombardCouston (Plant De Couston)CotCounoiseEgiodolaFleurtaiFloréalFuella NeraGamayGamay De Bouze (Gamay Teinturier De Bouze)Gamay De Chaudenay (Gamay Teinturier De Chaudenay)Gamay Fréaux (Gamay Teinturier Freaux)GansonGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)GramonGrenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Grenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Grenache (Garnacha Tinta)Gros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)Gros VertJurançon NoirLilaroLiliorilaListan (Palomino Fino)Macabeu (Viura)MarsanneMarselanMauzac RoseMayorquin (Maxatawney)MelonMerlot BlancMerlotMeunier (Pinot Meunier)Mollard (Molinera)MonarchMoneracMontepulcianoMorrastel (Graciano)MoschofileroMourvaisonMourvèdre (Monastrell)MuscadelleMuscardinMuscarisMuscat À Petits Grains (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Muscat D Alexandrie (Muscat Of Alexandria)Muscat CendréMuscat De Hambourg (Muscat Hamburg)Muscat OttonelNebbioloNégretteNero D Avola (Calabrese)Nielluccio (Sangiovese)OpalorPerdeaPetit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Picardan (Bourboulenc)PinotagePinot BlancPinot GrisPinot NoirPiquepoul BlancPiquepoul GrisPiquepoul NoirPlant DroitPortanPriorRiesling (Riesling Weiss)Riminèse (Rkatsiteli (4N))Rousseli (Roussanne Du Var)RoussanneSaperaviSauvignacSauvignonSauvignon GrisSciaccarelloSelenorSemillonServaninSiranoSolarisSoreli BlancSouvignier GrisSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTannatTempranilloTéoulierTerret GrisTerret NoirTibourenTourbatTouriga NacionalUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)ValdiguiéVerdejoRolle (Vermentino)VidocViognierVoltisXarelloXinomavro (Xynomavro)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Poor, well-drained soils: stony clay-limestone (central-east) or sandy/gravelly soils over molasse and sandstone (Camargue)
- The dry, cold Mistral blows approximately 100 days per year, with frequent gusts exceeding 100 km/h, keeping the vineyards healthy and concentrating the grapes
- Two contrasting mesoclimates: the western section is more wind-exposed (Rhône corridor), while the coastal zones (Camargue, Crau, Calanques) rank among the driest in France
- East–west limestone ridges (Sainte-Victoire 1,011 m, Sainte-Baume 1,041 m) carved by the valleys of the Arc, the Touloubre, and the Huveaune
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Dénominations géographiques complémentaires
Sources
- Product specification (BO Agri, PDF), JORF 29 novembre 2025
- Official INAO text (show_texte)
- INAO product entry