AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Maine-et-Loire, Deux-Sèvres, Vienne
Communes of Production
- Maine-et-Loire: Brézé , Chacé , Cizay-la-Madeleine , (Le) Coudray-Macouard , Courchamps , Distré , Épieds , Fontevraud-l’Abbaye , Meigné , Montsoreau , Parnay , (Le) Puy-Notre-Dame , Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg , Saumur , Souzay-Champigny , Turquant , (Les) Ulmes , Varrains , Vaudelnay , (Les) Verchers-sur-Layon
- Deux-Sèvres: Saint-Martin-de-Mâcon , Tourtenay
- Vienne: Berrie , Curçay-sur-Dive , Glénouze , Pouançay , Ranton , Saint-Léger-de-Montbrillais , Saix , Ternay , (Les) Trois-Moutiers
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
- All Saumur wines may include the geographical designation „Val de Loire“ on the label
Minimum Alcohol
- 15% (11% acquired)
Minimum Must Weight
- 238 g/l (grapes, affected by either botrytis or passerillage, must be harvested in successive tries)
Minimum Residual Sugar
- 34 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 3,300-4,000 vines per hectare, depending on spacing (some sources list 4,500-5,000 vines per hectare)
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 35 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1962 (last updated 2011)
Links