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by Arnaud Leroy
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The village of Rousset-les-Vignes (259 inhabitants, 1,545 ha) is a typical Provencal village, located on a hill below the mountain of Lance. A castrum (fortified camp) called Rosseuf existed there in 1214. The village developed in the Xth century near a priory depending on the powerful monastery of Cluny.
The main activity of Rousset-les-Vignes (lit., the Vineyards) is wine-growing.
A cadastral map from XVth century shows that vine was already grown
there in Rousset. Interestingly, the suitability of the different land
pieces for wine production are also written on the map, which is fairly
unusual for that time.
Today, the vineyard of Rousset has an area of 33 hectares. Rousset is
one of the villages which were allowed in 1969 to add their name to the
generic, local Côtes-du-Rhône name. All of the production is red wine.
Source: Website of the Cave de Saint-Pantaléon
Ivan Sache, 20 May 2004
In 1960, Rousset and Saint-Pantaléon opened a joint cellar called Cave de Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes. The cellar has 220 members and a yearly