 Key figures Frontignan 797 hectares 1 cooperative wine producer 26 private wine producers Lunel 321 hectares 1 cooperative wine producer 6 private wine producers Mireval 260 hectares 1 cooperative wine producer 9 private wine producers Saint Jean de Minervois 195 hectares 1 cooperative wine producer 8 private wine producers Sales 38 000 hectolitres (storehouse outputs 2005/06) GD : 49% - Export : 5%  |
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Production regulations The yield per parcel may not exceed 28 hl/ha with business derogations depending on the vintages. Muscat de Frontignan (AOC since 1936) The vineyards are located between the Vic La Gardiole lagoon and the Thau lagoon close to the community of Frontignan. The soil is argilo-calcareous with increasing sand content approaching the Mediterranean. The twisted bottle has become a symbol of this appellation. Muscat de Lunel (AOC since 1943) These vineyards are established around the town of Lunel, halfway between Montpellier in Nimes, bovine country and cocarde bullfighting (a type of bullfighting game where the bull is not killed). The appellation is located on clay soil with red, siliceous, fragmented stones. These soils can be considerably deep. Muscat de Mireval (AOC since 1959) These vineyards are located at the edge of the Vic La Gardiole lagoon close to the community of Mireval along the road linking Montpellier and Sete. These soils were formed during the Jurassic period with a high content of limestone fragments. Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois (AOC since 1949) These vineyards are situated at an altitude of 250 metres on calcareous air cell soils. These are shallow soils where limestone fragments mix with red clay. The Mediterranean climate is tempered by the altitude. |
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