Les Côtes du Roussillon and Côtes du Roussillon Village

The vast Côtes du Roussillon wine region stretches throughout the Pyrénées-Orientales, while the Côtes du Roussillon Villages is more specifically our valley, the Agly valley. The land is made up of granite and gneissic soil, brown and black schist and calcareous red soil. The PDO for white, red and rose wine is Cotes du Roussillon, but Côtes du Roussillon Villages only applies to red wine.

The principal red grape varieties:

• Carignan noir
• Grenache noir
• Syrah
• Mourvèdre

The principal red grape varieties:

• Grenache blanc
• Macabeu
• Roussane
• Malvoisie du Roussillon
• Marsane
• Vermentino

Describing the taste:

• Côtes du Roussillon Rouges: Full bodied, fruity with a slight hint of herbs and spices..
• Côtes du Roussillon Rosés : Refreshing bouquet of redcurrant and flowers.
• Côtes du Roussillon Blancs : A delicate wine with a hint of lemon and wild flowers.

The structure of the Cotes du Roussillon Villages, Caramany

Syrah and Carignan grape varieties aged by using ‘carbonic maceration’ to make supple, fresh and delicious wine to drink now.

The structure of the Cotes du Roussillon Villages, Lesquerde

Full bodied wine with a spicy taste and a bouquet of wild country flora and woodland.

The structure of the Cotes du Roussillon Village, Latour-de-France

Full bodied wine with a bouquet of wild flora especially suited to being laid down for long keeping.