AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Lot-et-Garonne
Communes of Production
- Ambrus, Anzex, Barbaste, Bruch, Buzet-sur-Baïse, Calignac, Caubeyres, Damazan, Espiens, Feugarolles, Lavardac, Leyritz-Moncassin, Moncaut, Montagnac-sur-Auvignon, Montesquieu, Mongaillard, Nérac, Pompiey, Puch-d’Agenais, Razimet, Saint-Léon, Saint-Pierre-de-Buzet, Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois, Sérignac-sur-Garonne, Vianne, Villefranchedu-Queyran, Xaintrailles
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc:
- Principal Varieties: Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Sémillon
- Accessory Varieties: Max. 10% combined Colombard, Petit Manseng, and Gros Manseng
- Rosé:
- Principal Varieties: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cot, Merlot
- Accessory Varieties: Max. 10% combined Abouriou and Petit Verdot
- Rouge: As for Rosé
Assemblage
- per encépagement
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc: 10%
- Rosé/Rouge: 10.5%
Minimum Must Weight
- Blanc: 161 g/l
- Rosé: 170 g/l
- Rouge: 180 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- 3 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 55 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1973 (last updated 2011)
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