Côtes du Roussillon AC; Côtes du Roussillon-Villages AC
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An area located in southern France’s LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON region, not far from the Spanish border. The Côtes du Roussillon AC is the basic APPELLATION for the area and produces red, white, and ROSÉ wines. The reds and rosés, which constitute about 95 percent of the production, are based on CARIGNAN with some CINSAUT, GRENACHE, and MOURVÈDRE. Most red grapes are processed using CARBONIC MACERATION, which results in LIGHT, fruity wines that are best drunk young. The white wines, which are generally DRY and CRISP, are made mostly with MACABEO and MALVOISIE grapes. Côtes du Roussillon-Villages AC is an appellation for higher-quality red wines requiring lower YIELDS and a higher minimum ALCOHOL content (12 percent versus 111⁄2 percent for regular Côtes du Roussillon AC). This appellation, which includes the better vineyard areas from twenty-eight villages around the Argly River, is north of Perpignan. The villages of Caramany, Latourde-France, Lesquerde, and Tautavel, which generally produce the best wines, are the only ones allowed to add their names to the label.
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