AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Gers
Communes of Production
- Aignan, Arbladele-Bas, Armous et Cau, Aurensan, Beaumarchès, Bernède, Bouzon-Gellenave, Castelnavet, Caumont, Corneillan, Couloumé-Mondebat, Courties, Fusterouau, Gazax et Baccarisse, Ju-Belloc, Labarthète, Ladevèze-Ville, Ladevèze-Rivière, Lannux, Lasserrade, Lelin-Lapujolle, Louslitges, Loussous-Débat, Lupiac, Margouët-Meymes, Maulichères, Peyrusse-Grande, Peyrusse-Vieille, Plaisance, Pouydraguin, Projan, Riscle, Sabazan, Saint-Aunix-Lengros, Saint-Mont, Saint-Pierre-d’Aubézies, Sarragachies, Tasque, Termes-d’Armagnac, Tieste-Uragnoux, Tourdun, Verlus
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc:
- Principal Variety: Min. 50% Gros Manseng
- Complementary Varieties: Min. 20% combined Arrufiac and Petit Courbu
- Accessory Varieties: Courbu, Petit Manseng
- Rosé: As per Rouge, with the possible addition of a max. 10% white varieties
- Rouge:
- Principal Variety: Min. 60% Tannat
- Complementary Varieties: Min. 20% combined Cabernet Sauvignon and Fer
- Accessory Varieties: Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Assemblage
- Blanc: Min. 50% Gros Manseng, and both complementary varieties must be present in the blend.
- Rosé: Min. 50% Tannat, and both complementary varieties must be present in the blend. No variety may exceed 70%, and the white grapes may not exceed a combined 10%.
- Rouge: Min. 50% Tannat, and both complementary varieties must be present in the blend.
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc/Rosé: 11.5%
- Rouge: 12%
Minimum Must Weight
- Blanc: 170 g/l (187 g/l for Gros and Petit Manseng)
- Rosé: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Tannat)
- Rouge: 189 g/l (198 g/l for Tannat)
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc/Rosé: 4 g/l
- Rouge: 3 g/l (4 g/l if potential alcohol is greater than or equal to 14%)
Harvest Method
- Tannat intended for Rouge production must be harvested by hand.
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Blanc/Rosé: 60 hl/ha
- Rouge: 55 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 2011 (Saint-Mont VDQS established in 1981) (last updated 2011)
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