Vallée du Torgan
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AgiorgitikoArtabanAssyrtikoAlicante Henri BouschetAlvarinhoBourboulencCabernet BlancCabernet CortisCabernet FrancCabernet-SauvignonCalabreseCarignan BlancCarignanCarmenèreCarricanteChardonnayChasanChenansonCheninCinsautClairette (Clairette Blanche)Clairette RoseColombardCotFianoFloréalGamayGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)Grenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Grenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Grenache (Garnacha Tinta)Gros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)Macabeu (Viura)MarsanneMarselanMauzacMerlotMonarchMontepulcianoMorrastel (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 BlancPortanPrimitivoPriorRiesling (Riesling Weiss)RoditisRoussanneSaphiraSauvignacSauvignonSauvignon GrisSemillonSoreliSouvignier GrisSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTempranilloTerret BlancTouriga NacionalUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)VerdejoVermentinoVidocViognierVoltisXinomavro (Xynomavro)
Terroir
Natural factors
- An appellation spanning 2 communes (Tuchan and Paziols) at the foot of Mont Tauch (917 m), roughly 30 km from the Mediterranean, in the Aude.
- Around twenty soil types: schists, Triassic marls, poudingues, calcareous colluvium, and clay-limestone terraces; stoniness is pronounced throughout.
- The Tramontane (a northerly wind) blows up to 200 days per year, with gusts exceeding 80 km/h, acting as a natural ally against downy mildew and botrytis.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.