Vinsobres
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Accessory grape varieties
BourboulencBrun ArgentéCarignanCinsautClairette (Clairette Blanche)Clairette RoseCounoiseGrenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Grenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)MarsanneMuscardinPiquepoul BlancPiquepoul NoirRoussanneTerret NoirUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)Viognier
Terroir
Natural factors
- Single-village appellation: only the territory of Vinsobres (Drôme) is concerned, following precise plot-by-plot delimitation.
- Soils derived from the Miocene sedimentary basin: marls, sandy marls, and conglomerates, with high stoniness and a red-to-brown colour.
- Mediterranean climate with continental influence: two rainy seasons (autumn and spring) and two dry periods, with a mean annual temperature of 12.7 °C. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- The Mistral plays a major role: its desiccating effect naturally limits the development of cryptogamic diseases.
Human factors
- Following the frost of 1956, vines supplanted olive trees: 820 ha in 1965, 1,340 ha in 1980, and 2,000 ha in 2005. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Recognised as AOC 'Côtes du Rhône Villages' in 1966, Vinsobres became in 2006 the first cru of the Côtes du Rhône in the Drôme provençale.
Product characteristics
- Full-bodied wines with silky tannins, intense aromatic persistence, and good ageing potential.
Terroir / wine link
- The high stoniness and red-to-brown colour of the soils provide heat-retention capacity that promotes early ripening of the vine.
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 7 juillet 2024
- Official INAO text (show_texte)
- INAO product entry
- Official trade body site — Inter Rhône