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The yield per parcel may not exceed 28 hl/ha with business derogations depending on the vintages. The only grape type used is the small berry Muscat. They must be matured to a minimum level of 252 g of sugar per litre (approximately 14°). Natural sweet wines are made exclusively by the harvester and producers. The alcohol used for mutage must be 96% volume wine alcohol. 5 to 10% is added compared to the must prepared. The final alcohol content must be between 15 and 18°.
The vineyards are located between the Vic La Gardiole lagoon and the Thau lagoon close to the community of Frontignan. The soil is argilo-calcareous with increasing sand content approaching the Mediterranean. The twisted bottle has become a symbol of this appellation.
These vineyards are established around the town of Lunel, halfway between Montpellier in Nimes, bovine country and cocarde bullfighting (a type of bullfighting game where the bull is not killed). The appellation is located on clay soil with red, siliceous, fragmented stones. These soils can be considerably deep.
These vineyards are located at the edge of the Vic La Gardiole lagoon close to the community of Mireval along the road linking Montpellier and Sete. These soils were formed during the Jurassic period with a high content of limestone fragments.
These vineyards are situated at an altitude of 250 metres on calcareous air cell soils. These are shallow soils where limestone fragments mix with red clay. The Mediterranean climate is tempered by the altitude.
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