AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Gironde

Commune of Production

  • Lalande-de-Pomerol, Néac

Styles and Encépagement

  • Rouge: 
    • Principal Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cot (Malbec)
    • Accessory Varieties: Max. 10% combined Carmenère and Petit Verdot 

Assemblage

  • Principal varieties must account for at least 70% of the blend.

Minimum Potential Alcohol

  • Rouge: 11%

Minimum Must Weights

  • Rouge: 180 g/l (194 g/l for Merlot)

Maximum Residual Sugar

  • Rouge: 2 g/l

Élevage

  • Wines may not be released until March 31 of the year following the harvest

Minimum Planting Density

  • 5,500 vines per hectare

Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)

  • Rouge: 53 hl/ha

AOC Established

  • 1936 (last updated 2012)

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