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Selection of 31 communes of over hundred that make Côtes du Roussillon. Very sunny area with over 2500 sunhours per year (divide by 365 gives 7 hours of sunshine per day). -Surface: 2975 ha. -Only wines from the defined areas -Only red wines -Grape varieties for red wines: Carignan, Grenache, Cinsaut, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Maccabeo (de latter max. 10%) -Production max. 54 hl. per ha. |
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 Quite deep gravel soil found on the higher slopes of the region providing excellent maturation conditions.
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 Mediterranean climate with long hot summers and mild winters. The dry winds of the Pyrenees, like the Tramontana, help to make this region one of the driest in France.
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