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Cotes du Rhone Villages wine appellation
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Wine appellation
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Reviewed By
Sue Dyson and Roger McShane
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Address:
Avignon, Provence, 84000
Country:
France
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The Côtes du Rhone Villages is a special appellation that lies within the broader Côtes du Rhone appellation. There are two levels to this special appellation. Wines produced in 76 villages throughout the Côtes du Rhone appellation can append the word Villages to the Côtes du Rhone indicating that the wine is of a higher quality than the normal wines of the area. In addition, there are fourteen villages that are also able to append the name of the village, thus indicating superior quality.There used to be fifteen villages in this category, however the village of Beaumes de Venise has recently been elevated to the same level as Gigondas and Vacqueyras.The villages that can use their own names are:Cairanne Chusclan Laudun Rasteau Roaix Rochegude Rousset-les-VignesSablet Saint-Gervais Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues Saint-Pantaleon les Vignes Seguret Valreas Vinsobres VisanThus, wines produced within the area of the village of Seguret can have the words Côtes du Rhone Villages Seguret on the label. The main grape types of this appellation are Grenache, Carignan, Counoise, Mourvèdre, Terret Noir, and Shiraz for red wines and Bourboulenc, Clairette, Marsanne, Muscardin, Picardan, Roussanne and Picpoul for white wines.
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