and you’ll find outstanding beauty in some of its smaller parcels.
Dedicated to Quality
The combined size of the Languedoc-Roussillon vineyard covers more than 250,000 hectares of which Roussillon accounts for approximately 24,000 hectares. Between the two regions almost 50,000 are dedicated to producing fruit for the high quality wine-making.
Languedoc
Corbières
Faugères
Fitou
Frontignan
Limoux
Lunel
Languedoc
Minervois
Rivesaltes
St-Chinian
Roussillon
Banyuls
Cotes du Roussillon
Cotes du Roussillon-Villages
Maury
Rivesaltes
% Red
81%
% White
8% approx.
% AOC
Production in Roussillon – most appellations are Red only but you will find some White & Rosé
29% AOC Dry Wines
22% AOC VDN Sweet Fortified wines
40% IGP Wines
9% Others including VdT
For Lanquedoc:
92% Dry Wines
3% Sweet Natural Wines
5% Sparkling Wines – Cremant de Limoux
% Rosé
11%
Aramon Noir
Cinsault
Marselan
Terret Noir & Terret Gris
Lladoner Pelud (aka Garnacha Peluda)
Aranel
Recent French cross including Garnacha Roja
Piquepoul Blanc
Terret Blanc
Vins du Roussillon – www.vinsduroussillon.com
Languedoc – www.languedoc-wines.com
Coteaux Languedoc – www.coteaux-languedoc.com
Wine Grapes – Robinson, harding & Vouillamoz
The Worlds Atlas of Wine – Johnson & Robinson
Il mondo del Vino – Associazione Italiana Sommelier Edition 2012