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Côtes du Rhône
Appellation
Côtes du Rhône is an appellation in France, covering 132,275.2 ha across 167 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin primeur, Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 132,275.2 ha Extent N–S × E–W 186.07 × 56.85 km Centre 44.1419° N, 4.5766° E Grapes Bourboulenc, Brun Argenté, Caladoc, Carignan, Cinsaut, Clairette, Clairette Rose, Counoise, Couston, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Grenache, Marsanne, Marselan, Mourvèdre, Muscardin, Piquepoul Blanc, Piquepoul Noir, Roussanne, Syrah, Terret Noir, Ugni Blanc, Viognier Max yield 60 hl/ha INAO office Avignon
Where it is Nearest town 4.1 km south-west of Bagnols-sur-Cèze Nearest city 19 km west of Orange 30,530 people To the sea 63 km Rivers nearby Rhône (12 km) Same latitude Prince Edward County (Canada), Lower Long Tom (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 10–704 m Mean elevation 165 m Measured over the whole outline on 22,717 elevation cells of about 217 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules Côtes du Rhône Red Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah
max 60 hl/ha
Côtes du Rhône Primeur/Nouveau Red Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah
max 60 hl/ha
Côtes du Rhône Rosé Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah
max 60 hl/ha
Côtes du Rhône Primeur/Nouveau Rosé Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah
max 60 hl/ha
Côtes du Rhône White Bourboulenc Clairette Grenache Blanc Marsanne Roussanne Viognier
max 60 hl/ha
Vintages: Southern Rhône 4 05
4 06
5 07
2 08
4 09
5 10
3 11
4 12
3 13
2 14
4 15
5 16
3 17
3 18
5 19
4 20
3 21
4 22
4 23
3 24
Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)39% Unconsolidated sediments31% Mixed sedimentary rocks25% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 167 Show all 167 Aigueze Ampuis Andance Aramon Ardoix Arras-Sur-Rhone Avignon Bagnols-Sur-Ceze Beaumont-Monteux Bedarrides Bouchet Buisson Beaumes-De-Venise Bollène Bourg-Saint-Andéol Cairanne Carsan Castillon-Du-Gard Cavillargues Champagne Chanos-Curson Charnas Chateaubourg Chateauneuf-De-Gadagne Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Chusclan Codolet Comps Condrieu Connaux Cornas Cornillon Courthezon Crozes-Hermitage Camaret-Sur-Aigues Caumont-Sur-Durance Chavanay Domazan Erome Estezargues Faucon Felines Fournes Gaujac Gervans Gigondas Glun Grillon Guilherand-Granges Jonquerettes Jonquieres La Roche-De-Glun La Roque-Sur-Ceze Lagarde-Pareol Larnage Laudun-L'Ardoise Laval-Saint-Roman Le Pin Lemps Limony Lirac Livron-Sur-Drome La Roque-Alric Lafare Le Pègue Malleval Mauves Mercurol-Veaunes Merindol-Les-Oliviers Montbrison-Sur-Lez Montfaucon Montfrin Morieres-Les-Avignon Mornas Mirabel-Aux-Baronnies Mondragon Nyons Orange Orsan Ozon Peyraud Pont-De-L'Isere Pougnadoresse Pouzilhac Pujaut Puymeras Piolenc Piégon Pont-Saint-Esprit Rasteau Remoulins Roaix Rochefort-Du-Gard Richerenches Rochegude Roquemaure Rousset-Les-Vignes Sablet Sabran Saint-Alexandre Saint-Andre-D'Olerargues Saint-Cyr-Sur-Le-Rhone Saint-Desirat Saint-Etienne-De-Valoux Saint-Etienne-Des-Sorts Saint-Genies-De-Comolas Saint-Gervais Saint-Hilaire-D'Ozilhan Saint-Jean-De-Muzols Saint-Julien-De-Peyrolas Saint-Julien-En-Saint-Alban Saint-Laurent-De-Carnols Saint-Marcel-D'Ardeche Saint-Marcel-De-Careiret Saint-Michel-D'Euzet Saint-Michel-Sur-Rhone Saint-Nazaire Saint-Paul-Les-Fonts Saint-Paulet-De-Caisson Saint-Peray Saint-Pons-La-Calm Saint-Roman-De-Malegarde Saint-Saturnin-Les-Avignon Saint-Victor-La-Coste Sainte-Cecile-Les-Vignes Sarrians Sauveterre Saze Secheras Seguret Serignan-Du-Comtat Serrieres Serves-Sur-Rhone Sorgues Suze-La-Rousse Saint-Just-D'Ardèche Saint-Martin-D'Ardèche Saint-Maurice-Sur-Eygues Saint-Pantaléon-Les-Vignes Saint-Pierre-De-Bœuf Sarras Suzette Tain-L'Hermitage Taulignan Tavel Theziers Toulaud Tournon-Sur-Rhone Travaillan Tresques Tulette Tupin-Et-Semons Talencieux Uchaux Vacqueyras Valliguieres Valreas Venejan Villeneuve-Les-Avignon Vinsobres Vion Visan Vedène Venterol Villedieu Violès Vérin
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Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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