AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Styles and Encépagement

  • Blanc: 
    • Principal Varieties: Min. 50% combined Gros Manseng and/or Petit Manseng
    • Accessory Varieties: Lauzet, Courbu, Petit Courbu, and Camaralet de Lasseube
  • Blanc Sec
  • Blanc „Vendanges Tardives“ (VT): Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng

Assemblage

  • Principal varieties must account for the majority of the blend.

Minimum Potential Alcohol

  • Blanc Sec: 11.5% 
  • Blanc: 14% (13.5% prior to 2011) (11.5% acquired)
  • Vendanges Tardives: 17% (11.5% acquired)

Minimum Must Weight

  • Blanc Sec: 187 g/l
  • Blanc: 230 g/l (247 g/l for Petit Manseng)
  • Vendanges Tardives: 281 g/l 

Residual Sugar

  • Blanc Sec: max. 4 g/l
  • Blanc: min. 40 g/l (35 g/l prior to 2011)
  • VT: min. 55 g/l (35 g/l prior to 2011)

Harvest Method

  • Manual harvesting is mandatory for all wines, and grapes must be harvested in successive tries (except for Blanc Sec).
  • Grapes for VT wines may not be harvested earlier than November 2. 

Élevage

  • VT wines may not be released until June 15 of the second year following the harvest

Minimum Planting Density

  • 4,000 vines per hectare

Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)

  • Blanc Sec: 60 hl/ha
  • Blanc/VT: 40 hl/ha

AOC Established

  • 1936 (Jurançon Sec added in 1975) (last updated 2011)

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