 The
"Faugeres" charter requires that the following grape varieties be used:
| CARIGNAN |
40
% max |
| CINSAULT |
20
% max |
| GRENACHE |
20
% min |
SYRAH
or
MOURVEDRE |
15
% with at least 5 % Mourvedre |
 For
the 1998 production, Grenache-Syrah-Mourvedre must make up at
least 40% of the grape varieties present.
Ils devront représenter 50% en 2005.
In
2005, this wil rise to 50%.
|
The
proportions of Carignan and Cinsault are decreasing. Proportions of Syrah,
Grenache and Mourvedre are rising constantly (in 1997, they represented
50% of the grape varieties used).
Currently, the grape varieties are being cultivated in as follows :
| CARIGNAN |
600
Ha |
30
% |
| CINSAULT |
240
Ha |
12
% |
| GRENACHE |
560
Ha |
28
% |
| MOURVEDRE |
200
Ha |
10
% |
| SYRAH |
400
Ha |
20
% |
| TOTAL
: |
2000
Ha |
100
% |
 Certain
traditional grape varieties, such as Cinsault and Carignan (especially
the older vines) are capable of producing much better wines in the Faugeres
region than on other types of soil....
 Under
good production conditions (low yield, good crop health, etc.), particularly
on high schistous slopes where the soil is thin and dry, these often-
denigrated grape varieties can produce exceptional and astonishing wines.
|
CURRENT
GRAPE VARIETIES