Appellation · AOC · Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône Villages

An appellation of the Rhône Valley, in the Rhône méridional. Its specification allows white, red and rosé wines.

White
Red
Rosé

Rhône Valley · Rhône méridional · Ardèche (07), Drôme (26), Gard (30), Vaucluse (84)

35,000 hadelimited area

Authorised grape varieties

Whites

+ as secondary grapes: clairette rose, grenache gris, piquepoul blanc, ugni blanc, vermentino, carignan blanc, floréal, rolle

Reds and rosés

+ as secondary grapes: bourboulenc, brun argenté, caladoc, carignan, cinsaut, clairette, clairette rose, counoise, couston, grenache blanc, grenache gris, marsanne, marselan, muscardin, piquepoul blanc, piquepoul noir, roussanne, terret noir, ugni blanc, vermentino, viognier, carignan blanc, floréal, rolle, vidoc, grenache, syrah

According to the INAO specification · Read ↗

The 20 geographical names

The climate, today and around 2050

Spring, average temperature

Today

12.7 °C

Around 2050

14.4 °C

12.7 °C→ 14.4 °C

Summer, average temperature

Today

22.5 °C

Around 2050

25 °C

22.5 °C→ 25 °C

Days at 35 °C or more, per year

Today

2.8

Around 2050

14.7

2.8→ 14.7

Average of the 88 communes. “Around 2050”: median value of the models for warming of +2.7 °C in France, the reference trajectory (TRACC). Source: Météo-France, Climadiag Commune.

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Official sources

Specification of the Côtes du Rhône Villages AOCINAO · PDF · the official rulesOfficial Côtes du Rhône Villages, from its appellation bodySyndicat Général des Vignerons des Côtes du Rhône (ODG) · official websiteOfficial

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