Vicomté d'Aumelas
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Alicante Henri BouschetAlphonse LavalléeAltesseAlvarinhoAramon BlancAramon GrisAramonAranelArinarnoaArtabanArvine (Arvine Petite)AubunBourboulencBronnerCabernet BlancCabernet CortisCabernet FrancCabernet-SauvignonCaladocCardinalCarignan BlancCarignanCarmenèreChardonnayChasanChasselasChasselas RoseChambourcinChenansonCheninCinsautClairette (Clairette Blanche)ColombardCotCounoiseDanlasEgiodolaFerFlorealGamayGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)Grenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Grenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Grenache (Garnacha Tinta)Gros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)JohanniterListan (Palomino Fino)Lledoner Pelut (Garnacha Peluda)Macabeu (Viura)MarsanneMarselanMauzacMeunier (Pinot Meunier)MerlotMonarchMondeuse (Mondeuse Noire)Morrastel (Graciano)Mourvèdre (Monastrell)MuscardinMuscarisMuscat À Petits Grains BlancsMuscat D Alexandrie (Muscat Of Alexandria)Muscat De Hambourg (Muscat Hamburg)NégretteNielluccio (Sangiovese)ParelladaPinotinPetit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Picardan (Bourboulenc)Pinot NoirPinot GrisPiquepoul BlancPiquepoul GrisPiquepoul NoirPlant DroitPortanPriorRiesling (Riesling Weiss)Rivairenc Blanc (Aspiran Blanc)Rivairenc (Aspiran Noir)RoussanneRubilandeSaphiraSauvignacSauvignonSauvignon GrisSciaccarelloSemillonServantSeyvalSolarisSoreliSouvignier GrisSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTannatTempranilloTerret BlancTerret GrisTerret NoirUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)Verdelho (Verdelho Branco)VermentinoVidocVillard BlancViognierVoltis
Terroir
Natural factors
- Vineyard laid out in terraces stepping down toward the west, over calcareous and marly-calcareous gravels from the Secondary and Tertiary eras
- Lower section on varied alluvial deposits of the Hérault valley, ranging from fertile soils to the sandy-gravelly ancient terraces
- Strictly Mediterranean climate with a strongly pronounced summer rainfall deficit; the Hérault river acting as a thermal regulator
- The appellation area lies entirely within the Moyenne Vallée de l'Hérault zone, north of Sète, between Montpellier and Béziers
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- Product specification (BO Agri, PDF), JORF 9 août 2022