Cabardès AC [kah-bahr-DAY]
This new AC was upgraded from VDQS status in 1998 and is beginning to gain attention. It’s located in France’s Languedoc-Roussillon region north of the city of Carcassonne and just west of the Minervois AC. red and rosè wines are made from a combination of Bordeaux and Rhône grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Cinsaut, Cot (Malbec), Fer, Grenache, and Syrah.
The New Wine Lovers Companion, 2nd Edition, by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Copyright © (1) 2003, 1995 by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Reprinted by arrangement with Barron's Educational Series, Inc.