Area of Collioure
The Appellation is only assigned to still dry red, white and rosé wines.
Average surface area of vines over the last 5 years: 520 Hectares4 communes in the Eastern Pyrénées mountains: Collioure, Port-Vendres, Banyuls-sur-Mer et Cerbère.
This Appellation grows on a balcony of grey schist from the primary (Cambrian) era that overlooks the Mediterranean. Ravines and hills alternate with each other, and the vines are established on very narrow terraces. The combination of these unique soils, intense sunlight and the sea makes for a very special micro-climate for this Appellation.
Red and Rosé wines:
Principal varietals: black Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre; Complementary varietals: Black Carignan, Cinsault, grey Grenache.
White wines:
White and grey Grenaches, Macabeu, Malvoisie, Marsanne, Roussanne, Vermentino.
Average production over the last 5 years: 14 423 HectolitresCollioure Red: range from ample, fresh and fruity wines, alive with notes of pit-fruits and the air of the sea, to rich and complex wines with the aroma of spices and ripening fruits.
Collioure Rosé: fresh, strong wines, with complex notes of small, red fruits and minerals.
Collioure White: rich wines, intense, with notes of flowers, aniseed and minerals.
Area of Côtes du Roussillon Villages Les Aspres
The Appellation is only assignated to still dry red wines.
Average surface area of vines over the last 5 years: 149 Hectares19 communes in the center of Eastern Pyrénées Département. Selected parcels of land with fine, gravel soil.
Rocky terraces mixed with yellow and red sandy clays in the South of the Têt river.
Black Grenache, Black Carignan, Syrah, Mourvèdre.
Average production over the last 5 years: 4 946 hectolitresElegant wines with wild and spicy notes. Wines to keep.
Area of Côtes du Roussillon Villages Tautavel
The Appellation is only assignated to still dry red wines.
Average surface area of vines over the last 5 years: 331 hectares2 communes in the north of the Eastern Pyrénées Département: Tautavel, Vingrau
Hill-planted vineyards spread across soil made of limestone and limestone-clay scree.
Black Grenache, Black Carignan, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lledoner Pelut.
Average production over the last 5 years: 9 762 hectolitresWines with strong, complex and persistent tannins characterised by notes of dark fruits, garrigue and spices. Wines to keep.
