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The Atlantic Corridor
The Atlantic Corridor
AOC LANGUEDOC
– Languedoc
+ 14 designations
– Corbières & Fitou
Corbières Boutenac
AOC ROUSSILLON
– Côtes du Roussillon
• Côtes du Roussillon Les Aspres
– Côtes du Roussillon Villages
– Minervois
Minervois La Livinière
– Saint Chinian
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Saint Chinian Roquebrun
Saint Chinian Berlou
Faugères
Clairette du Languedoc
Picpoul de Pinet
Limoux (Still & sparkling AOCs)
Malepère
Cabardès
Muscat de Frontignan, de Lunel, de
Mireval et de Saint Jean de Minervois
(VDN)
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• Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Caramany
• Côtes du Roussillon Villages Latour
de France
• Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Lesquerde
• Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Tautavel
Collioure
Muscat de Rivesaltes (VDN)
Rivesaltes (VDN)
Maury (VDN)
Maury Sec
Banyuls & Banyuls Grand
Cru (VDN)
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Cabardès
Malepère
Limoux
Cabardès
Cabardès
AOC since 1999
1,625 acres (650 ha)
90% red, 10% rosé
40% Mer/ CS/ CF and
40% Syrah/Grenache
Limestone and granite
2 winds - Atlantic/Med
Cabardès
North West Frontier
Plains in south, rugged
in north
Bordeaux and
Mediterranean varieties
Cot, Fer Servadou and
Cinsault..secondary
varieties
Quiet yet determined
Malepère
Malepère
Red (80%), Rosé (20%)
1,250 acres (500 ha)
317,006 gallons (12,000 hl)
Clay/Limestone
RED : Merlot (min. 50%), Cot, Cabernet Franc
(min. 20%), Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, and
Cinsault (max 30%)
Rosé : Cabernet Franc (min 50%), Merlot,
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cot, Grenache, Syrah (min
20%)
Malepère
Most Westerly appellation
Undulating rather than hilly
Least well known
Wooded in west but rest is quite open
Cool and late ripening region
Generally light in style, more for immediate
drinking
Not widely available
Limoux
Limoux
90% Sparkling, 10%
still
4,500 acres (1800 ha)
Predominantly
limestone
4 sub-zones
Cool : Atlantic,
Altitude and Pyrenees
Strict AOC regulations
Limoux Sparkling
3 Appellations…
Differ with regard to:
Grape Varieties
Ageing
Residual Sugar
Alcohol
Blanquette de Limoux
Mauzac (min 90%)
Chenin and
Chardonnay (max
10%)
Min ageing : 9 months
Emphasis on fruit. Not
looking for autolysis
Brut and demi-sec
styles
Crémant de Limoux
Chardonnay (min 40%)
Chenin (20-40%)
Max 90% Chard/Chenin
Balance PN (15%) and
Mauzac (max 20%
together)
Min 12 months ageing
Rosé permitted since
2006.
Blanquette Méthode Ancestrale
Mauzac 100%
2 methods of production
Original : Ferment in tank, chill
partially fermented must and bottle
in following March
Modern : Initial ferment in
tank..Transfer partially fermented
must to bottle. Second ferment in
bottle, disgorge BEFORE all sugar is
consumed
RS : 60-80 g/l
Alcohol : max 7%
2 months ageing min.
No autolysis
No dosage
4 Sub Zones - Méditerranéen
Most easterly
Hottest of 4 regions
Warm easterly breezes
Rainfall 650mm (26in)
Altitude max 200m
First area to be
harvested
4 Sub Zones - Autan
Middle of the region
Around town of
Limoux
Driest part
Rainfall 570mm (23in)
Altitude max 200m
Harvested just after
Méditerranéen zone
4 Sub Zones - Océanique
Western end of region
Most Atlantic
influence
Cool and windy
Rainfall 780mm (31in)
Altitude max 300m
Harvested 2 weeks
Méditerranéen zone
4 Sub Zones – Haute Vallée
Southern end of
region
Close to Pyrenees
Coolest and highest
zone
Rainfall 750mm (30in)
Altitude max 500m
Long growing season
White Limoux
3 grape varieties :
Chardonnay, Chenin and
Mauzac
Hand harvested
Barrel fermented
No co-fermentation
Barrel aged , min 7 months
15% Mauzac in vineyard
Trailer max 3 tonnes (6600
pounds)
Red Limoux
7 grape varieties : Merlot
(50%), Cot,Syrah, Grenache
(30%), Carignan (max
10%), CF and CS (0-20%)
Less strict rules than white
Must be blend 3 varieties
Ageing in tank or barrel
Pinot Noir NOT permitted
150 hectares planted
Final thoughts
Cabardès : currently unknown
but potential for high quality
wine
Malepère : Good without being
top quality. Needs a flagship
estate to raise profile
Limoux : Excellent sparklings
Some of best white wines in
Languedoc
‘Best French Chardonnay outside
Burgundy’
Reds more variable
Pinot Noir : an enigma. Not
allowed under AOC, some very
good examples under IGP