Corbières AOC is located in Languedoc-Roussillon and dates from 1985, with the price of entry being a drastic cut in the classified vineyard area (Budd, 2001), from 44,000ha to 19,000. Budd says the region has over 2,240 producers, 38 co-operatives and 301 individual properties.

Vineyard area & wine production: 1985 44,000ha (Budd, 2001). | 2000 15,000 ha in production (Budd, 2001).

Terroir: Very varied. Eleven diverse terroirs were defined in 1991, one of which is Boutenac. 

Wineries

Certified Biodynamic: Domaine des 2 Ânes.

Bibliography

Jim Budd, ‘Changing outlook,’ Decanter, September 2001, p.50-55.