AOP Red - Languedoc - Pézenas

Production area

It is a triangle of 24 Kms on each side,whose apex points towards the South  .On the eastern side of it, the river Hérault  flows down  from North to South .To the North , the Terroir is sheltered by the Montagne Noire and to the South West , it is the  extension of the Béziers area  . The altitude ranges from 0 to 300 meters above sea level ..and you can come across vineyards at all altitudes .

Climate

The climate in the Pézenas terroir is mediterranean type and is quite dry . It is indeed less affected by sea influences compared to the Terrases de Beziers and Grès de Montpelleier areas and is less continental than the Terrasses du Larzac region . The average rainfall level is around 700 mm per year . Temperatures are very similar throughout the area -This  gives a certain climatic homogeneity to this terroir  .Summers are hot , winters are mild and temperature variation can easily amount to 40 °C  throughout the year .

Types of soils

The appellation area offers a large variety of soils , therefore providing  great originality to the wines there . However we can divide the area into 3 main types of soils : schists , limetone and silts  with important volcanic formations that are the undeniable and unique links between the villages. They shape a part of the landcsape with remains of vulcanoes, basalt flows , consolidated ashes and screes ( black gravels) that mingle with soils of other origins .

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