PRESS PACK GRÉS DE MONTPELLIE R AOC LANGUEDOC N ITIO 17 ED 20 16/ 20 Syndicat AOC Languedoc Grés de Montpellier Mas de Saporta, CS 30 030 - 34973 Lattes Cedex Tél. + 33 (0)4 67 06 04 44 - Fax + 33 (0)4 67 58 05 15 www.gres-de-montpellier.com Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins du Languedoc 6, place des Jacobins - BP 221 - 11102 Narbonne Cedex Tél. + 33 (0)4 68 90 38 30 - Fax + 33 (0)4 68 32 38 00 www.languedoc-wines.com Contacts Presse : Clair de Lune - Amélie Bluma et Marion Delemontex 12 rue Saint-Polycarpe - 69001 Lyon Tél. 33(0) 4 72 07 31 90 - Fax 33(0) 4 72 07 31 91 amé
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[email protected] www.clairdelune.fr Environment and area Recognized as AOC Languedoc-Grés de Montellier in 2003* the zone groups AOC registered vineyards in Montpellier and its surrounding area. Together with la Clape it is one of the AOC Languedoc vineyards most affected by the Mediterranean. Covering 46 communes, the marine influence is the common link between them all. The vine producing areas are hilly ("coteau"), at moderate altitudes (100-200 metres), and frequently covered by the pebbles or shingle which give their Occitan name "grés" to the terroir. * 11 March 2003 decree amending that of 24 December 1985. At the doors of Montpellier, bounded on the west by the Hérault valley, the Pic Saint-Loup region to the n orth, the Vidourle valley in the east and the coast to the south, the Grés de Montpellier vineyards are protected from northern influences by the Black Mountain and the Cévennes.