AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Ain
Subzones (Geographic Designations)
- Montagnieu, Virieu-le-Grand
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: 100% Altesse (Roussette)
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Roussette de Bugey: 9.5%
- Roussette de Bugey (with subzone designation): 10%
Minimum Must Weights
- Roussette de Bugey: 153 g/l
- Roussette de Bugey (with subzone designation): 162 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- 8 g/l (total acidity must be within 2 g/l of the residual sugar)
Minimum Planting Density
- 5,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Roussette de Bugey: 59 hl/ha
- Roussette de Bugey (with subzone designation): 53 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 2009 (VDQS in 1958) (last updated 2011)
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