AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Gironde
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle
Assemblage
- per encépagement
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc: 13.5% (12% acquired)
Minimum Must Weights
- Blanc: 221 g/l
Minimum Residual Sugar
- Blanc: 34 g/l
Harvest Method
- Grapes are affected by botrytis and/or passerillage, and must be hand-harvested in successive tries
Minimum Planting Density
- 5,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Blanc: 40 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1937 (last updated 2011)
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