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Côtes du Roussillon AOP

Categories: White Wine

Côtes du Roussillon AOP is a broad appellation for dry white, rosé and red wines of Roussillon, the Mediterranean region that extends north to the Corbières mountains and south to the Pyrénées mountains and the Spanish border. The region is often regarded as Catalunya nord, as many of its residents feel more akin with Barcelona, just two hours to the south, than they do to Paris, eight hours to the north.

Traditional white wine varieties include: Grenache blanc; Grenache gris; Macabeu; and both Muscats (Blanc à Petit Grains and d' Alexandria) as well as Marsanne, Roussanne and Rolle (Vermentino), the last of which is of increasing interest in the face of climate change. Red wine varieties include Grenache noir (and its variant Lledoner Pelut), Syrah and Mourvèdre, as well as Carignan and the increasingly rare Cinsault.

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