AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Gironde
Communes of Production
- Caudrot, Le Pian-sur-Garonne, Saint-André-du-Bois, Saint-Laurent-du-Bois, Saint-Laurent-du-Plan, Saint-Macaire, Saint-Martial, Saint-Martinde-Sescas, Saint-Pierre-d’Aurillac et Sainte-Foy-la-Longue
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc (Sec, Moelleux, and Liquoreux): Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Sémillon
Assemblage
- per encépagement
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Sec: 11%
- Moelleux: 13.5% (11.5% acquired)
- Liquoreux: 16% (12% acquired)
Minimum Must Weights
- Sec: 187 g/l
- Moelleux: 221 g/l
- Liquoreux: 255 g/l
Enrichment
- Chaptalization is prohibited for Blanc Liquoreux
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Sec: max. 4 g/l
- Moelleux: 34-45 g/l
- Liquoreux: min. 45 g/l (51 g/l prior to 2011)
Harvest Method
- For Blanc Liquoreux, grapes must be affected by botrytis and/or passerillage and must be harvested by hand in successive tries.
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Sec: 55 hl/ha (60 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Moelleux: 45 hl/ha
- Liquoreux: 37 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1937 (last updated 2011)
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