AOC Maury

Appellation area
Protected at the north by the Chaine des Corbières and at the south by the steep foothills of the Pyrenees, the vineyard Maury represent a natural corridor covering 17 km in length and 4 km in width plus some plots on different villages : Saint-Paul de Fenouillet, Tautavel et Rasiguères.


Geology
This appellation is composed of black soil (Aptian schist, metamorphic and often decomposed).


Grapes
The appellation area is composed of 90% of Black Grenache, instead of 75% imposed.

Red and tile-red:
Main grapes: Grenache noir, Grenache blanc, Grenache gris, Macabeu
Auxiliary grapes: Carignan noir, Syrah
White and amber: Grenaches gris and blanc, Macabeu, Tourbat, Muscat d’Alexandrie, Muscat à petits grains

Different products:

• Key figures
  343 ha
  250 producers in the SCV « Les Vignerons de Maury »
  Approx. 10 in particular wineries
  

• Yields
  The yield is limited at 30 hl/ha
  Average yield: 17.89 hl/ha

• Average production
  6 138 hl