AOC Saint-Chinian Roquebrun

Production area 

Cessenon-sur-Orb, Roquebrun, Saint-Nazaire-de-Ladarez, Vieussan.

Annual production 

300 hectolitres.

Grape varieties 

Syrah, black Grenache, Mourvèdre and Carignan.

Type of soil 

Schist.

Climate 

Mediterranean.

Colour 

Red

AOC : Decree 4 February 2005.

Twenty years ago, Saint-Chinian initiated steps leading to the independent identification of one of its best terroirs : Roquebrun. On 4 February 2005 the INAO recognized it as a communal appellation for its red wines. Stretching over 400 hectares, vines for Saint-Chinian Roquebrun wines must be at east five years old; they flourish in mainly schist ground. Now a part of the AOC Languedoc family, Roquebrun wines are well rounded, with strong, complex aromas including hints of spice and fine tannins which explode in the mouth.

http://www.coteaux-languedoc.com/en/terroir-geography/terroirs-and-climate/saint-chinian-roquebrun