AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Gironde
Commune of Production
- Puisseguin
Styles and Encépagement
- Rouge: Min. 90% combined Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Malbec; plus max. 10% combined Carmenère and Petit Verdot
Assemblage
- per encépagement
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Rouge: 11%
Minimum Must Weights
- Rouge: 180 g/l (194 g/l for Merlot)
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Rouge: 3 g/l
Élevage
- Wines may not be released until April 15 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 2009)
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