South of France - Provence - Appellations
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What are the AOCs in Provence?
- Côtes de Provence AOC - the largest, 20.000ha, 90% is rosé
Next three produce 95% of the AOC wines in Provence
- Coteaux Varois en Provence
- Coteaux d'Aix en Provence
- Les Baux de Provence
Other AOCs
- Bandol: more red than rosé
- Bellet
- Cassis
- Palette,
Give facts on Côtes de Provence AOC
- 20.000 ha = biggest
- 90% is rosé
- principal varieties GN, Cins, Mour, Syr, Tibouren
- wines must be blend of varieties
- max yields 55 hl/h (average 45 hl/ha)
- subzones e.g. Cts de Pr Sainte-Victoire AOC > 50 hl/ha
- pale-pink, raspberry, red plum, herbal notes, med ac-alc-body
- good to very good, mid > premium priced
Les Beaux de Provence AOC
- In far north-west of region
- close to Rhône river
- most red
- GrenNoir, Syr, Mourv must be mind 60 % of blend
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The Bandol AOC îs unusual in Provence, why?
- More red than rosé
- recent years rosé became most common by volume
- vineyards on south-facing slopes > protection from tramontana wind
- on steep hills > terraces
- prevents erosion
- easier to work
- area under vine reduced to 600ha due to
- competition for land
- difficulties to work on the slopes
- feature Mourvèdre
- reds must be 50-95% Mourvèdre
- Max yields 40 hl/ha
- Domaine Tempier
- Co-operatives 50% of production
- good-very good
- mid-price/super-premium
What are the Two AOC's in Var département Provence?
- Coteaux Varois en Provence AOC
- Coteaux d' Aix-en-Provence AOC
- 60 hl/ha
- Counoise principal variety
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