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Languedoc

Appellation

Languedoc is an appellation in France, covering 267,123.9 ha across 470 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin primeur, Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
267,123.9 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
169.1 × 157.73 km
Centre
42.5729° N, 2.8232° E
Grapes
Bourboulenc, Calabrese, Carignan Blanc, Carignan, Cinsaut, Clairette, Clairette Rose, Counoise, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Grenache, Lledoner Pelut, Macabeu, Marsanne, Marselan, Morrastel, Mourvèdre, Muscat À Petits Grains Blancs, Piquepoul Blanc, Piquepoul Gris, Piquepoul Noir, Rivairenc Blanc, Rivairenc Gris, Rivairenc, Roussanne, Syrah, Terret Blanc, Terret Gris, Terret Noir, Tourbat, Vermentino, Viognier
Max yield
70 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,000 vines/ha
INAO office
Montpellier

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km north-east of Ceret
Nearest city
15 km south-west of Perpignan 110,706 people
To the sea
18 km
Same latitude
Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Fennville (United States), Lake Erie North Shore (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
0–721 m
Mean elevation
152 m

Measured over the whole outline on 17,100 elevation cells of about 446 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Languedoc Red
GrenacheLledoner PelutMourvèdreSyrah
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Languedoc Premier/Nouveau Red
GrenacheLledoner PelutMourvèdreSyrah
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Languedoc Cabrières Red
GrenacheSyrah
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Languedoc Grés de Montpellier Red
GrenacheMourvèdreSyrah
max 54 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Languedoc la Méjanelle Red
GrenacheMourvèdreSyrah
max 50 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Languedoc Montpeyroux Red
GrenacheMourvèdreSyrah
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Languedoc Pézenas Red
GrenacheMourvèdreSyrah
max 54 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Languedoc Quatourze Red
GrenacheMourvèdreSyrah
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Languedoc Saint-Christol Red
GrenacheMourvèdreSyrah
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Languedoc Saint-Drézéry Red
GrenacheMourvèdreSyrah
max 45 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Languedoc Saint-Georges-d’Orques Red
GrenacheMourvèdreSyrah
max 48 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Languedoc Saint-Saturnin Red
GrenacheMourvèdreSyrah
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Languedoc Sommières Red
GrenacheMourvèdreSyrah
max 54 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Languedoc Rosé
GrenacheLledoner PelutMourvèdreSyrah
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Languedoc Premier/Nouveau Rosé
GrenacheLledoner PelutMourvèdreSyrah
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Languedoc Cabrières Rosé
CinsautGrenache
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Languedoc White
BourboulencClairetteGrenache BlancMarsannePiquepoul BlancRoussanneTourbatVermentino
max 70 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 470

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Inside Languedoc · 10

Wineries · 108

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)

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