Appellation · AOC · Rhône méridional
Rasteau
An appellation of the Rhône Valley, in the Rhône méridional. Its specification allows sweet wines.
- Sweet
Authorised grape varieties
+ as secondary grapes: bourboulenc, brun argenté, carignan, cinsaut, clairette, clairette rose, counoise, grenache blanc, grenache gris, marsanne, muscardin, piquepoul blanc, piquepoul noir, roussanne, terret noir, ugni blanc, viognier, mourvèdre, syrah, grenache
According to the INAO specification · Read ↗
The climate, today and around 2050
Spring, average temperature
12.7 °C→ 14.3 °C
Summer, average temperature
22.4 °C→ 24.9 °C
Days at 35 °C or more, per year
2.6→ 14.6
Average of the 3 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 Rasteau AOCINAO · PDF · the official rulesOfficialRasteau, from its trade bodyInter Rhône · official websiteOfficialLinks checked on 07/10/2026 · No commercial or affiliate links ·
Around Rasteau
- Cairanne3.6 km
- Gigondas7.8 km
- Côtes du Rhône Villages8.5 km
- Beaumes de Venise11 km
- Vacqueyras12 km
- Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise13 km