Côteaux d'Enserune French wine appellation guide: location, history, wines, climate & soil
IGP Coteaux d'Ensérune is a small Languedoc protected geographical indication producing sunny, easy-drinking reds, rosés and whites from the hills between Béziers and Narbonne.
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Geographic position
Southern France, in the western Hérault department, around the Ensérune hill and the villages of Capestang, Nissan-lez-Ensérune and Montady, close to the Canal du Midi and the Mediterranean.
Origin & history
The name comes from the Oppidum d'Ensérune, an Iron Age hilltop settlement where Greek and Roman wine amphorae have been found, proof of 2,500 years of wine trade. Below it lies the famous circular drained pond of Montady, created in 1247. The IGP gives growers freedom to blend traditional and international varieties.
Wines & grape varieties
Reds and rosés from Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon; whites from Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Vermentino and Viognier.
Climate & soil
Hot, dry Mediterranean climate with sea breezes. Clay-limestone hillsides, sandstone and alluvial terraces give fruity, generous wines.
Wine region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Chardonnay, Cinsault, Grenache Noir, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Vermentino, Viognier