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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