Fitou (Occitan: Fiton) is a large French wine appellation in Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The dominant vine variety is Carignan which has to constitute 40% of any blend. Grenache, Lladoner Pelut (the 'hairy' Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah are also often blended with it. These wines are made for drinking young , and tend to be tannic with fresh forest fruit flavours . Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC, a vin doux naturel, also comes from the region
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The production area covers the following communes of the Aude department: