Vallée du Paradis
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AgiorgitikoAssyrtikoAlicante Henri BouschetAlphonse LavalléeAlvarinhoAramonAranelArinarnoaArrilobaArtabanAubunBourboulencCabernet BlancCabernet CortisCabernet FrancCabernet-SauvignonCalabreseCaladocCardinalCarignan BlancCarignanCarmenèreCarricanteChardonnayChasanChenansonCheninCinsautClairette (Clairette Blanche)Clairette RoseColombardCotEgiodolaFerFianoFloréalGamayGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)GramonGrenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Grenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Grenache (Garnacha Tinta)Gros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)Jurançon NoirListan (Palomino Fino)Lledoner Pelut (Garnacha Peluda)Macabeu (Viura)MarsanneMarselanMauzacMerlotMonarchMoneracMontepulcianoMorrastel (Graciano)MoschofileroMourvèdre (Monastrell)MuscarisMuscat À Petits Grains BlancsMuscat À Petits Grains RougesMuscat D Alexandrie (Muscat Of Alexandria)Muscat De Hambourg (Muscat Hamburg)NégretteNielluccio (Sangiovese)ParelladaPetit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Pinot BlancPinot GrisPinot NoirPiquepoul BlancPiquepoul NoirPortanPrimitivoPriorRiesling (Riesling Weiss)RoditisRoussanneSauvignacSaphiraSauvignonSauvignon GrisSemillonServantSoreliSouvignier GrisSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTannatTempranilloTerret BlancTerret GrisTerret NoirTourbatTouriga NacionalUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)VerdejoVerdelho (Verdelho Branco)VermentinoVidocVillard BlancVillard NoirViognierVoltisXinomavro (Xynomavro)
Terroir
Natural factors
- The zone extends across 12 communes of the Aude, set right in the viticultural heart of the Massif des Corbières and separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a series of limestone mountains.
- The Berre, the main river running through the vineyard, successively cuts through limestone plateaus and schists.
- The vineyard lies between 150 and 300 m in altitude, made up mainly of small, almost always sloping plots, in a setting of garrigue scrubland.
- The Mediterranean climate is hot and dry, with average rainfall of around 600 mm and often violent precipitation in the form of storms falling mainly in autumn and spring.
- The northwest wind known as the cers blows nearly 200 days a year and contributes to very good grape health as well as to long ripening periods favourable to producing quality wines.
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.
About this boundary · approximate area
Approximate area — the union of the 12 commune(s) of the delimited area (INAO); no parcel delimitation exists for this denomination.
Sources
- Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 1er février 2023, JORF 4 février 2023
- Official INAO text (show_texte)
- INAO product entry
- Official trade body site — Confédération des Vins IGP de France