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1929
The wine growing in the village The wine
growing in the village
had raised so
significant that is
was decided to create a
cooperative in the village Cave
de Cairanne.
1937 Cairanne became included in the appellation Cotes
du Rhone.
1966
The best communes may call their wines Cotes du
Rhone Village.
1974
The name of the commune may be added Cotes du
Rhone Village Cairanne.
2016 Cairanne
is recognized as a CRU by the name AOP Cairanne.
The
new appellation includes
red and white wines from
Cairanne commune
and covers about 80%
of the area which
previously
covered Cotes du
Rhone Village Cairanne.
The potential area of
the Village appellation
was 1350 hectares
and AOP Cairanne
it is 1088 hectares.
The area of Cairanne commune is 22,51 km2 .
The altitude vary
from 89 to 339
metres.
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Cahier
des Charges de l'appellation d'origine Controlée
"Cairanne"
Allowed grape varieties
Red wines:
Primary varietiy: Grenache
Secondary varieties: Mourvedre, Syrah.
Other allowed varieties: Bourboulenc, Vaccarése, Carignan, Cinsault,
Clairette, Clairette Rose, Counoise, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris,
Marsanne, Muscardin, Piquepoul Noir, Roussanne, Terret Noir,
Viognier.
White wines
Primary varieties: Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne,.
Secondary varieties: Bourboulenc, Marsanne, Piquepoul Blanc, Viognier.
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Rules for shares of
grape varieties in the vineyards of a single property wanted to be declared
as AOP Cairanne
Red wine
Grenache must count for at least 50%
Syrah and Mourvedre must together count for at least 20%
Other varieties may not exceed 30%
White varieties may not exceed 5%
White wine
Clairette must count for at least 30%
Grenache Blanc must count for at least 20%
Roussanne must count for at least 20%
White varieties may not exceed
20%
Rules
for the blend (assemblage) in the single wine (cuvée)
Red wine
Grenache must count for at least 40% and Syrah and/or Mourvedre
must be included
White wine
A cuvée have to be made from at least two of the primay
varrieties. (Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne), which each
of them may count for at least 20% of the blend.
The share of secundary varieties (Bourboulenc, Marsanne,
Piquepoul Blanc, Viognier) may not count for more than 30%, and
none of those 4 varieties may count for more than 10%.
Other rules
Manuel harvesting is
obligtory
The yield may not exceed 38 hl./ha. for
red wines and 40 hl./ha. for white wines.
The volume of alkohol
must be 12,5% for red wines and 12% for white.
Area and
production 2016- 2020
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