Roussillon AOC

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Roussillon AOC is a renowned wine appellation in southern France known for its robust reds, sweet fortified wines, and Mediterranean-influenced vineyards.

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Roussillon wine region 0 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
wine appellation
administrativeRegion Occitanie region NERFINISHED
borderedBy Pyrenees
surface form: Pyrenees mountains

Spain
climate Mediterranean climate
country France
grapeVarietyUsed Carignan
Cinsault
Grenache Blanc
surface form: Grenache blanc

Grenache noir NERFINISHED
Macabeu
Mourvèdre NERFINISHED
Muscat varieties
Syrah NERFINISHED
influencedBy Mediterranean Sea
Tramontane wind
knownFor Mediterranean-influenced vineyards
robust red wines
sweet fortified wines
languageTradition Catalan cultural influence
locatedIn Pyrénées-Orientales department
Roussillon NERFINISHED
southern France NERFINISHED
partOf French AOC system
regionSpecialty sweet Grenache-based wines
vin doux naturel
regulates maximum yields
minimum alcohol levels
permitted grape varieties
soilType clay-limestone soils
limestone soils
schist soils
typicalCharacteristic concentrated fruit flavors in wines
high sunshine hours
low rainfall
wineRegionOf Languedoc AOC
surface form: Languedoc-Roussillon wine region
wineStyle fortified wine
red wine
rosé wine
white wine

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Occitanie hasWineRegion Roussillon AOC
Southern France hasWineRegion Roussillon AOC
this entity surface form: Roussillon wine region