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Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Appellation
Côtes du Roussillon Villages is an appellation in France, covering 37,791.6 ha across 32 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Carignan, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 37,791.6 ha Separate plots 12 Extent N–S × E–W 22.41 × 44.04 km Centre 42.7925° N, 2.5685° E Grapes Carignan, Grenache, Lledoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah Max yield 54 hl/ha Min planting density 4,000 vines/ha INAO office Narbonne Where it is Nearest town 14 km north of Ille-sur-Têt Nearest city 29 km north-west of Perpignan 110,706 people To the sea 39 km Same latitude Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Southern Oregon (United States), Short Hills Bench (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–538 m Mean elevation 168 m Measured over the whole outline on 26,505 elevation cells of about 112 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules Red Carignan Grenache Syrah
max 51 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Carignan Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah
max 51 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Carignan Grenache Syrah
max 51 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Carignan Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah
max 51 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Carignan Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah
max 54 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)42% Unconsolidated sediments37% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 32 Ansignan Baho Baixas Belesta Calce Caramany Cases-De-Pene Cassagnes Corneilla-La-Riviere Espira-De-L'Agly Estagel Lansac Latour-De-France Lesquerde Maury Millas Montalba-Le-Chateau Montner Opoul-Perillos Perpignan Peyrestortes Pezilla-La-Riviere Planezes Rasigueres Rivesaltes Saint-Arnac Saint-Esteve Saint-Paul-De-Fenouillet Salses-Le-Chateau Tautavel Villeneuve-La-Riviere Vingrau Inside Côtes du Roussillon Villages · 4
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Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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