AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Gironde

Styles and Encépagement

  • Blanc Sec: 60-90% combined Colombard and Ugni Blanc; plus Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Sémillon

Assemblage

  • Min. 50% combined Colombard and Ugni Blanc

Minimum Potential Alcohol

  • Blanc: 10%

Minimum Must Weights

  • Blanc: 170 g/l (178 g/l for Sauvignon Blanc and Gris)

Maximum Residual Sugar

  • Blanc: max. 4 g/l

Minimum Planting Density

  • 4,500 vines per hectare

Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)

  • Blanc: 60 hl/ha

AOC Established

  • 1936 (last updated 2011)

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