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Under the AOC Minervois wine appellation, the 3 main terroirs are Mourels, Causse and Petit-Causse. Sandstone, unlike limestone, is very difficult to pierce through the roots, so there are no vines at the top of Mourels.
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Here again the implantation of the vine is induced by the nature of the soils. We find the alternation between spontaneous vegetation and vines with the same contrasting effects according to the seasons. They are rocky ridges formed by raised geological layers and crowned by a sandstone bench. The Mourels stretch from Azillanet to Agel via Beaufort, Oupia and Aigne. Grenache and Carignan, Mediterranean grape varieties, appreciate the heat and dryness of these causses. We can observe the presence of vernacular agricultural buildings ("mazets", "capitelles", dry stone walls.), which are strong visual elements of the Mediterranean landscape. However, the elders always favoured lands that were easier to work, such as the valleys bottoms, where the earth was able to accumulate. Very calcareous and poor, they do not prevent the vine from implanting itself there, the roots can as deep as they need in order to draw their water reserves (almost ten meters) by following the cracks in the soil. The morphology of the plots may depend on the nature of the soil. Here the vines are not only found alongside the southern garrigue but also the very white limestone rock of the Cesse and Brian gorges, and the plots are smaller due to the more rugged relief. The Causse covers the villages of Minerve, La Caunette and Aigues-Vives and as far as Saint-Jean-de-Minervois. This sector is proud of its "Village" wine appellation, the first in the Languedoc (Minervois, La Livinière) recognised in 1999, thanks to the perseverance and tenacity of its winegrowers. The variety of soils (hard and soft limestone, schist, sandstone, quaternary terraces) offers a diversity of wines and allows the adaptation of many grape varieties, including Syrah, which requires a relatively large and regular supply of water. On the summits of the hillsides, the grape varieties of the vine take the place of the garrigue. The vine, the dominant vegetal element, cohabits with a low scrubland and numerous pine forests. It stretches from the plains and terraces to the foothills of the Montagne Noire, heralding mountainous landscapes to the North. The « petit causse » begins in Félines-Minervois and extends to Azillanet, encompassing La Livinière, Siran and Cesseras. On exceptional terroirs, the Hérault's Minervois is made up of three main types of landscape differing in soil and climate, which allows the different grape varieties are gorged with wind and sun to offer wines of great richness and diversity, ready to be tasted (in moderation, obviously). The Minervois vineyard extends in successive terraces from the foothills of the Montagne Noire (Black Mountain) to the Canal du Midi. Today, the Canal du Midi is an essential place for river tourism. No less than 12,000 men and women worked on this project, which includes 328 structures (bridges, locks, etc.), including the Ognon lock at Olonzac. The Canal du Midi, the work of Paul Riquet, inaugurated in 1681, has over the years seen the passage of numerous barges carrying cereals, wine and even fabrics.
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The Canal du Midi, which winds its way through the Minervois wine-growing plains, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, invites you to walk or cycle along its banks. Water is omnipresent : waterfalls, resurgences, gorges (Cesse, Brian, Héric, Colombiere, Orb), canyons, lakes (Jouarres and Vesoles), rivers… Follow us for a walk from the Minervois to the Caroux, through the emblematic landscapes of our territory.