Court of Master Sommeliers – Appellations, Classifications and Regions France – Bordeaux – Côtes de Bordeaux Appellations Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOP

AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Gironde

Styles and Encépagement

  • Blanc: Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Sémillon

Assemblage

  • per encépagement

Minimum Potential Alcohol

  • Blanc: 13.5% (11.5% acquired)

Minimum Must Weights

  • Blanc: 221 g/l

Minimum Residual Sugar

  • Blanc: 34 g/l

Minimum Planting Density

  • 4,500 vines per hectare

Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)

  • Blanc: 45 hl/ha

AOC Established

  • 1997 (last updated 2011)

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