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Sud de France Master- Level Webinar Program. Supported and endorsed by:. Webinar 8:. Dry Reds of the Roussillon. Côtes du Roussillon, CDRV & Collioure. CLIMATE - ROUSSILLON. HOT : 300 days of sunshine per annu m WINDY : Canigounenc , Marinade, Levant, Gregal
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Sud de France Master-LevelWebinar Program Supported and endorsed by:
Webinar 8: Dry Reds of the Roussillon
CLIMATE - ROUSSILLON • HOT : 300 days of sunshine per annum • WINDY : Canigounenc, Marinade, Levant, Gregal • ARID : Rainfall 450mm / 18 in • Climatetempered by topography, aspect, altitude, breezes, sea • Manymicroclimates
SOILS - ROUSSILLON • Clay/Limestone : Vingrau/Tautavel • Black Schist : Maury • Grey Schist : Banyuls/Collioure • Gneiss : Caramany • Granite : Lesquerde • Galets roulés : Rivesaltes • Quartz/Marble : Aspres • RedSoils : Latour de France
Roussillon - AOCs • Côtes du Roussillon - All styles • Côtes du Roussillon Les Aspres • Côtes du Roussillon Villages - Red only • CDRV with commune (Ex: Tautavel) • Collioure - All styles • Maury Sec • 5 VDN’s
AOP - Roussillon • 71% Côtes du Roussillon • 14% Côtes du Roussillon Villages • 8% Collioure • 7% CdRV communes
Production - Roussillon • IGP 33% • AOP Dry wines 34% • VDN’s 30% • Sans IG 2%
Côtes du Roussillon • Red, white and rosé (1977) • 12,832 acres (5,133 ha) • 118 communes • Must be blend.. Complicated rules • Varieties planted together
AOC Côtes du Roussillon - rules • All styles must be blend of min 2 varieties • No variety more than 70%, Syrah and Mdre at least 25% and Carignan max 50% of final blend • Gnblanc, Macabeu and Tourbat min 50%. • Gngris, Roussanne, Marsanne, Vermentino max 50% of final blend. • Macabeu(up to 30%) allowed for rosé
Côtes du Roussillon - Les Aspres • Red only (2003) • 125 acres (50 hectares ) • Average yield 1.74 tons/acre (29 hl/ha) • Gravel, galets roulés, clay/limestone • 37 communes • Blend of 3 grape varieties min
Côtes du Roussillon Villages • Red wine only (1977) • 4,267 acres (1707 ha) • Yield: 1.56 t/acre( 26hl/ha) • Schist soils - 3 valleys • Blend, with no variety above 70% • Shift from VDN to dry reds
Côtes du Roussillon Villages - Caramany • Red only (1977) • 457 acres (183 ha) • Average yield: 1.74 t/acre (29 hl/ha) • Gneiss - some granite • 825 ft (250 m) • No Mourvèdre in blend. Carignan MC
Côtes du Roussillon Villages - Latour de France • Red only (1977) • 420 acres (168 ha) • Average yield: 0.84 t/acre (14hl/ha) • Schist with some red clay • Relatively cool for CdR
Côtes du Roussillon Villages - Lesquerde • Red only (1996) • 105 acres (42 ha) • Average yield: 2.22 tons/acre (37 hl/ha) • Granite - some gneiss • 1056 feet (320m) alt • No Mourvèdre in blend
Côtes du Roussillon Villages - Tautavel • Red AOC (1997) • Average Yield: 1.62 t/acre (27 hl/ha) • Chalk, Clay/Limestone • Some schist • High quality area with some top estates
AOC MAURY SEC • Dry, unfortified red (2012) • Max Yield: 2.4 t/acre (40 hl/ha) • Black Schist soils • Blend with Grenache noir – 60-80% • 6 months min ageing • “Sec” must appear on label
Collioure • Red (1971) White (2003) and Rosé (1991) • 1825 acres (730 ha) • Schist, slopes • Average yield:1.32 t/acre22 hl/ha • Same delimited area as Banyuls • 4 communes • “Imprint of the sea”
Roussillon : Last Word • Winegrowing “on the edge” • Incredible variation and choice • Tiny yields • Economically a challenge • Seismic shift in style • Huge progress in quality • New Douro or Priorat ?