Rosette

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The geographical area lies within a vast amphitheatre of hills surrounding Bergerac, bounded to the south by the Dordogne valley and framed by the forested massifs of Landais, Montclard, and Liorac.
• The soils derive from sandy-clay alluvial deposits of the fluvial Tertiary, the product of erosion of the granitic arenas of the Massif Central, with six facies varying according to the proportion of sand, clay, and gravel.
• This sector of the right bank of the Dordogne between Bergerac and Le Fleix is the only one where no limestone outcrops; the soils are leached, acidic, and prone to surface crusting, with an impermeable clay layer at depth, and they warm more slowly in spring.
• The geographical area forms a vast amphitheatre of hills surrounding Bergerac, intersected by the valleys of the Caudeau, the Marmelet, and the Gouyne, with a south-facing slope that is remarkable for its aspect and its views over the valley.
• The configuration of the Dordogne valley, open like a funnel towards the ocean to the west, allows Atlantic mildness to penetrate nearly 100 kilometres inland, bringing moisture and mild temperatures in spring and autumn.
• The south-facing, hemicycle arrangement of the hills and the protection from northerly winds provided by the forests together create notable mesoclimatic variations across this vineyard area.

• The vineyard is recorded from the eleventh century onwards, when it fell within the parish of Saint-Martin de Bergerac, before the 'Vinée' extended as far as Maurens in the fourteenth century.
• The growers' syndicate, established in 1943, still today brings together the producers of the Rosette and Pécharmant appellations, whose geographical areas partly overlap.
• The appellation was recognised by the decree of 12 March 1946, before an order of October 1967 specified the medium-sweet character of this white wine, setting a minimum of 204 g/l of sugar in the must prior to enrichment. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Production, which reached a peak of 5,000 hectolitres per year in the 1950s, fell to near extinction in the 1980s, driven by waning consumer interest and the urban expansion of Bergerac.

• The wine is a medium-sweet white with a lightly straw-tinged appearance, a floral and fruity nose, and a fine elegance; it may be enjoyed in its youth.
• Sauvignon generally expresses itself with aromas of white flowers and grapefruit, while Sémillon contributes a certain unctuousness on the palate.

• Owing to the waterlogged nature of the subsoil and surface saturation, the delimited parcel area favours knoll positions (croupes) that offer better soil drainage.

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

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Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF), JORF 3 mai 2017
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — IVBD — Vins de Bergerac & Duras