AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Gironde

Commune of Production

  • Sainte-Croix-du-Mont

Styles and Encépagement

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

Assemblage

  • per encépagement

Minimum Potential Alcohol

  • Blanc: 14.5% (12% acquired)

Minimum Must Weights

  • Blanc: 229 g/l (238 g/l for Sémillon)

Minimum Residual Sugar

  • Blanc: 45 g/l

Harvest Method

  • Grapes may be 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

  • 1936 (last updated 2011)

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