Côtes du Rhône Villages AOC
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Côtes du Rhône-Villages is a wine-growing AOC for the southern Rhône wine region of France.
The areas designated as Côtes du Rhône Village have exceptional natural growing conditions. Producers are required to adhere to stricter wine growing and wine making. Eighteen villages have the right to append the Côtes du Rhône Village appellation with the respective village name:
In the Provence: Cairanne, Plan de Dieu (Camaret-sur-Aigues, Jonquières, Travaillan, Violès), Puymeras, Rasteau, Roaix, Sablet, Séguret, and Massif d'Uchaux as well as Valreas and Visan in the Enclave des Papes.
In the Drôme Provençale: Rochegude, Rousset-les-Vignes, St. Maurice-sur-Eygues, and St. Pantaléon.
In the Gard Provençal: Chusclan, Laudun, St.Gervais and Signargues.
Red and rosé wines are made from Grenache Noir, Syrah, Cinsaut, Carignan, Cournoise and Mourvèdre grapes, white wines from Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier and Bourboulenc.
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- Provence-Hideaways Southern Rhône Valley Wines (Overview)
- Chez Mistral wine, food and other adventures in and around the Provence
| Wine styles: | Red/White • Rosé/Blush • Sparkling • Dessert • Fortified • Fruit • Ice Wine | |
| Notable varietals: |
White Albariño • Chardonnay • Chenin blanc • Gewürztraminer • Muscat • Pinot blanc • Pinot gris • Riesling • Sauvignon blanc • Sémillon • Viognier |
Red Cabernet Franc • Cabernet Sauvignon • Carmenère • Durif • Gamay • Grenache • Malbec • Merlot • Petit Verdot • Pinotage • Pinot noir • Sangiovese • Syrah/Shiraz • Tempranillo • Zinfandel |
| Notable regions: |
Amarone • Asti • Barolo • Barossa • Beaujolais • Bordeaux • Burgundy • Chablis • Champagne • Chianti • Commandaria • Dão • Egri Bikavér • Madeira • Marsala • Port • Retsina • Rhône • Rioja • Sancerre • Sauternes • Sherry • Tokaji • Valpolicella • Vermouth • Vinho Verde • Vouvray | |
| See also: | Glossary of wine terms • List of grape varieties • List of wine-producing regions • List of wine producing countries | |
