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Donnerstag, 16. November 2006

languedoc & roussillon
Von wein-sigihiss, 19:41

the AC Coteaux du Languedoc has now been officially replaced by the massive appellation Languedoc which includes all the terrain officially classified as AC in not just the Languedoc region but all of Roussillon as well.

This last development presumably gives those individual appellations such as Pic St Loup and Picpoul de Pinet which used to fall within the embrace of Coteaux du Languedoc a step up in status, effectively equalising them with other stand-alone appellations such as Minervois and Corbières, but it seems a great shame to me that there is a danger of Roussillon culture and wines, so very distinctive and different from those of the Languedoc, losing their identity.

The wines sold as Côtes du Roussillon and Côtes du Roussillon-Villages will be easy to spot as all-Roussillon wine, but from now on presumably we may encounter AC Languedoc wines which contain all-Roussillon wine, or Minervois mixed with Côtes du Roussillon, or Minervois and Corbières combined in the same bottle. The new super-region takes in virtually all of the central south of France, from the Spanish border almost to Avignon. I can't really see the point, except for the odd big bottler who wants to build a branded AC Languedoc wine.

quelle: www.jancisrobinson.com

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