EN
LYON
Côte-Rôtie Condrieu
Château-Grillet
LÉGENDE : Côtes du Rhône septentrionaux Les villes principales Saint-Joseph Les 17 Crus des Côtes du Rhône
Les 2 Vins Doux Naturels Hermitage TAIN L’HERMITAGE Les 21 Côtes du Rhône Villages Crozes-Hermitage avec noms géographiques 95 communes de production pour les Côtes du Rhône Villages Cornas Saint-Péray Aire d’appellation des Vins des Côtes du Rhône Produits sur 171 communes dans 6 départements
Autres appellations AOC de la Vallée du Rhône
AUBENAS FRANCE
Grignan- GRIGNAN RUOMS Côtes les-Adhémar Paris du Vivarais Saint-Andéol Vinsobres Lyon Suze-la-rousse VIENNE DUCHÉ D’UZÈS Sainte-Cécile Rasteau Vaison-la-Romaine Cairanne Marseille Gigondas LUSSAN Vacqueyras Beaumes de Venise Although Duché d’Uzès vines grow in the cool ANDUZE Duché d’Uzès Lirac Châteauneuf- du-Pape climate of the Cévennes, the wines manage to UZÈSVALENCE Tavel Ventoux Gadagne DIE retain a very southern temperament: CREST CAVAILLON Luberon fresh, smooth and skillfully crafted. AUBENAS NÎMES
MONTÉLIMARClairette Côtes du Rhône méridionauxRUOMS de Bellegarde
Costières de Nîmes
RED LUSSAN ORANGE AOC ANDUZE MARSEILLE MONTPELLIERUZÈS 57% DUCHÉ CARPENTRAS SINCE D’UZÈS ROSÉ REMOULINS APT AVIGNON 18% CAVAILLON 2013 WHITE NÎMES 25%
Carte CDR DUCHÉ D’UZÈS
GRAPE VARIETIES
Syrah Grenache Viognier Grenache Syrah White Grenache
SOIL TYPES
PEBBLES LIMESTONE Powerful wines with Light, aromatic wines; high alcohol levels supple and well-roun- and good body. Good ded with good body. ageing potential. Fruity, floral flavours.
NOSE
Fruity notes White flesh fruits White flowers Spice Dried fruits Red berry Licorice Floral notes
MOUTH
Intense Fresh Powerful Meaty Lively Intense Aromatic HISTORY Vines were introduced into this area by the Phoenicians and Greeks in the 6th century BC, and viticulture continued to flourish under the Romans. Wine played an important role PRODUCTION in shaping the region’s landscapes; religious SURFACE AREA IN 2018 traditions - notably the use of Communion wine - 307 HA were particularly significant. In Louis XIV’s time, so-called ‘royal vines’ were grown in the Pays d’Uzège, in the village of Arpaillargues-et-Aureilhac. When writer Jean Racine stayed in Uzès from 1661 to 1662, he TOTAL wrote to a friend in Paris describing Uzès wines PRODUCTION as ‘the best in the kingdom’. IN 2018 10 490 HL
CLIMATE
EXPORT Mediterranean 10 %
MORE INFORMATION
www.vinsducheduzes.com
MORE INFORMATION WITH INAO’S SPECIFICATION Rhône DR Inter Rhône 2018 • Photos Inter Douanes françaises, syndicat des producteurs, : DR, DREV, Sources