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The official rules for the appellation can be seen here.
The grapes
Grapes for white wines
Primary grapes (cépages principaux): Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc,
Marsanne, Roussanne, Vermentino (local called Rolle).
Secondary grape (cépage complémentaire): Ugni Blanc.
Other grape (cépage accessoire): Viognier.
Grapes for red and roséwine
Primary grapes (cépages principaux): Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre.
Secondary grapes (cépage complémentaire): Bourboulenc (blanc), Carignan,
Cinsault, Clairette (blanc), Grenache Blanc (blanc), Marsanne (blanc), Marselan,
Roussanne (blanc), Ugni Blanc, (blanc) Vermentino (blanc) (lokalt kaldt
Rolle), Viognier (blanc)
Percentage of the varieties in the vineyards of a property (éncépagement)
White wines
Ungni Blanc may not exceed 50%.
Viognier may not exceed 10%.
Red and rosé wines
Grenache and Syrah has to count for at least 60%.
Syrah has to count for at least 20%.
Cinsault may not exceed 20%.
Carignan may not exceed 20%.
Marselan may not exceed 10%.
White varieties may not exceed 10% for the production of red wines.
White varieties may not exceed 20% for the production of rosé wines.
Alcohol
The level of alcohol
must be at least 12% for the red wines and 11,5 for rosé
and white wines.
Yield
The yield may not
exeed 55 hl./ha. for red and rosé wines and 60 hl./ha.
for white wines.
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