France · AOC
Côtes du Roussillon
Appellation
Côtes du Roussillon is an appellation in France, covering 73,672.2 ha across 102 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin primeur, Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 73,672.2 ha Separate plots 36 Extent N–S × E–W 46.63 × 59.12 km Centre 42.5904° N, 2.8361° E Grapes Carignan, Cinsaut, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Grenache, Lledoner Pelut, Macabeu, Marsanne, Mourvèdre, Roussanne, Syrah, Tourbat, Vermentino Max yield 58 hl/ha Min planting density 4,000 vines/ha INAO office Narbonne Where it is Nearest town 8.1 km south-east of Thuir Nearest city 13 km south-west of Perpignan 110,706 people To the sea 17 km Same latitude Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Fennville (United States), Lake Erie North Shore (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–665 m Mean elevation 158 m Measured over the whole outline on 54,647 elevation cells of about 112 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules Red Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah
max 54 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Carignan Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah
max 58 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Rosé Carignan Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah
max 58 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Grenache Blanc Macabeu Tourbat
max 58 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Unconsolidated sediments61% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)20% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 102 Show all 102 Ansignan Arboussols Argeles-Sur-Mer Bages Baho Baixas Banyuls-Dels-Aspres Belesta Brouilla Cabestany Calce Camelas Canet-En-Roussillon Canohes Caramany Cases-De-Pene Cassagnes Castelnou Caudies-De-Fenouilledes Ceret Claira Corbere Corbere-Les-Cabanes Corneilla-Del-Vercol Corneilla-La-Riviere Elne Espira-De-Conflent Espira-De-L'Agly Estagel Estoher Felluns Finestret Fourques Ille-Sur-Tet Lansac Laroque-Des-Alberes Latour-De-France Le Boulou Le Soler Le Vivier Lesquerde Llauro Llupia Maureillas-Las-Illas Maury Millas Montalba-Le-Chateau Montauriol Montescot Montesquieu-Des-Alberes Montner Nefiach Oms Opoul-Perillos Ortaffa Palau-Del-Vidre Passa Perpignan Peyrestortes Pezilla-La-Riviere Pia Planezes Pollestres Ponteilla Prugnanes Rasigueres Rigarda Rivesaltes Rodes Saint-Andre Saint-Arnac Saint-Esteve Saint-Feliu-D'Amont Saint-Feliu-D'Avall Saint-Genis-Des-Fontaines Saint-Hippolyte Saint-Jean-Lasseille Saint-Jean-Pla-De-Corts Saint-Martin-De-Fenouillet Saint-Nazaire Saint-Paul-De-Fenouillet Sainte-Colombe-De-La-Commanderie Saleilles Salses-Le-Chateau Sorede Tarerach Tautavel Terrats Thuir Torderes Toulouges Tresserre Trevillach Trilla Trouillas Villelongue-Dels-Monts Villemolaque Villeneuve-De-La-Raho Villeneuve-La-Riviere Vinca Vingrau Vives Wineries · 35 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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