Grape Varieties by Appellation – AOP Grignan-les-Adhémar

Below are grape varieties that conform to AOP Grignan-les-Adhémar classification. Varieties identified in black are red (also called “black”) grapes and those in green are white grapes. Other colors (e.g. rose and grey) are identified in the text.

The proportion by grape variety (specified below) refers to the percentage of the total area of the vineyard that must to be planted with a specific variety (referred to as encépagement). Some AOP/AOC regulations will also specify a proportion of the blend (referred to as assemblage) for a given color of wine in order to be classified as an AOP/AOC wine.

COLOR OF WINE	PRINCIPAL VARIETIES	SECONDARY VARIETIES	NOTES:
AOP «AOP Grignan-les-Adhémar»
Red	Grenache, Syrah	Bourboulenc, Carignan, Cinsaut, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Marselan, Mourvèdre, Roussanne, Viognier	The proportion of the combination of principal varieties must be greater than or equal to 70% of the total of all varieties. The proportion of Syrah must be between 30% and 80% the total of all varieties. The proportion of Grenache must be between 20% and 70% of the total of all varieties. The proportion of Marselan must less than or equal to 10% of the total of all varieties. The blend must be made with a majority of the principal grape varieties. The blend proportion of the white grape varieties must less than or equal to 10% of the total blend.
Rosé	Grenache, Syrah	Bourboulenc, Carignan, Cinsaut, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Marselan, Mourvèdre, Roussanne, Viognier	The proportion of the combination of principal varieties must be greater than or equal to 70% of the total of all varieties. The proportion of Syrah must be between 30% and 80% the total of all varieties. The proportion of Grenache must be between 20% and 70% of the total of all varieties. The proportion of Marselan must less than or equal to 10% of the total of all varieties. The blend must be made with a majority of the principal grape varieties. The blend proportion of the white grape varieties must less than or equal to 20% of the total blend.
White	Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier		The proportion of any of the grape varieties must be less than or equal to 80% of the total of all varieties. The proportion of Viognier must be greater that 30% of the total of all varieties. The blend of Bourboulenc and Clairette grape varieties, together or seperately, must be less than or equal to 50% of the total blend.

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