Clairette de Die AOP

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Chat about Clairette de Die AOP

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Clairette de Die AOP provides two styles of sparkling wines: méthode traditionnelle and méthode Dioise ancestrale. While Clairette is the sole grape in the traditional method wines, the méthode Dioise ancestrale requires its rustic sparkling wines to contain—confusingly—a minimum 75% Muscat à Petit Grains. The méthode ancestrale is an old technique of sparkling wine production wherein the wine is bottled without dosage before fermentation has concluded. The wines are disgorged into pressurized tanks and rebottled without liqueur d’expédition. A minimum 35 grams per liter residual sugar remains, implying demi-sec sweetness. Méthode traditionnelle wines are basically brut in style, with a maximum 15 grams per liter of sugar after dosage.

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AOC Established

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1942

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Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)

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60 hl/ha

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Minimum Lees Aging (in the bottle) for Clairette de Die AOP

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Méthode Traditionnelle: 9 months

Méthode Ancestrale: 4 months

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Minimum Pressure for Clairette de Die AOP

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Méthode Traditionnelle: 3.5 atmospheres

Méthode Dioise Ancestrale: 3 atmospheres

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Residual Sugar for Clairette de Die AOP

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Méthode Traditionnelle: max. 15 g/l

Méthode Dioise Ancestrale: min. 35 g/l

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Styles and Encépagement for Clairette de Die AOP

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Blanc Mousseux (Méthode Traditionnelle): Clairette
Méthode Dioise Ancestrale: min. 75% Muscat à Petits Grains plus Clairette