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Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a French wine Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) located around the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhône wine region in southeastern France. It is one of the most renowned appellations of the southern part of the Rhône Valley. Vineyards are located around Châteauneuf-du-Pape and in the neighboring villages Bédarrides Courthézon and Sorgues between Avignon and Orange and cover slightly more than 3200 hectares or 7900 acres (32 km2).

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growing grape
Cinsaut, Grenache, Bourboulenc, Clairette blanche, Syrah, Counoise, Roussanne, Brun Argenté, Muscardin, Piquepoul, Terret noir, Picardan, Mourvèdre, Grenache blanc, Clairette_rose, Piquepoul_gris
is part of wine region
Rhône wine
location
France
number of vineyards
320
number of wineries
143
similar
Gigondas AOC, Lirac AOC, Vacqueyras AOC
subregion
Orange Vaucluse, Bédarrides, Courthézon, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Sorgues
type
Appellation d'origine contrôlée

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