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
- Soils alternating between limestone and schist, cut through by the Berre, the vineyard's main river
- Mediterranean climate, ~600 mm/year of rainfall, often stormy, concentrated in autumn and spring
- The Cers (a north-westerly wind) blows ~200 days/year, promoting vine health and extended ripening
- A zone separated from the Mediterranean by a series of limestone mountains, in the heart of the Corbières
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.