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The family of Vins Doux Naturels
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The family of Vins Doux Naturels
>Appellation areas of the Vin Doux Naturel
The soils of the "Vin Doux Naturel" are found along the Mediterranean, on the terraces of a vast
amphitheatre ranging from the foothills of the Pyrenees, in Roussillon, to those of the Alps, in
Provence, and in Corsica and in the Greek Islands of the Aegean Sea.
Since the 13th century, the Fortified Wines have been produced by a rigorous process: the process consists of adding a wine-based neutral alcohol to the must of grapes in the process of fermentation in order to stop it and thus retain one part of the grape sugars that will give the sweetness to the wine.
These wines are made from a variety of vines limited to “noble” vines: Grenache, Macabeu, Malvoisie of Roussillon and Muscat.
The Vin Doux Naturel of the Mediterranean region
BANYULS (From black, grey and white Grenaches and sometimes 10% maximum of Carignan)
BANYULS GRAND CRU (From 75% black Grenache and fermentation of 30 months minimum in wood)
MAURY (From black, white and grey Grenaches, Macabeu and sometimes 10% maximum of Carignan)
RIVESALTES (From black, white and grey Grenaches, Malvoisie of Roussillon, Macabeu and 20% maximum of Muscats)
MUSCAT DE RIVESALTES (From Alexandria Muscat and Small Grain Muscat)
RASTEAU (From black, grey and white Grenache)
Muscats from small grain only:
- MUSCAT ST JEAN DE MINERVOIS
- MUSCAT DE FRONTIGNAN
- MUSCAT DE MIREVAL
- MUSCAT DE LUNEL
- MUSCAT DU CAP CORSE
- MUSCAT BEAUMES DE VENISE
- MUSCAT DE SAMOS GRAND CRU
*Alcohol abuse is dangerous to health. Drink Responsibly.
Conseil Interprofessionnel des vins du Roussillon - 19, avenue de Grande Bretagne - BP 649 - 66006 Perpignan cedex FRANCE
Tel. +33 (0)4 68 51 21 22 / Fax. +33 (0)4 68 34 88 88
