AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Gironde

Communes of Production

  • Barsac, Sauternes, Fargues, Preignac, Bommes

Styles and Encépagement

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

Assemblage

  • per encépagement

Minimum Potential Alcohol

  • Blanc: 15% (12% acquired)

Minimum Must Weights

  • Blanc: 221 g/l

Minimum Residual Sugar

  • Blanc: 45 g/l

Harvest Method

  • botrytis-affected grapes must be hand-harvested in successive tries

Élevage

  • The wines may not be released until June 30 of the year following the harvest

Minimum Planting Density

  • 6,500 vines per hectare

Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)

  • Blanc: 25 hl/ha

AOC Established

  • 1936 (last updated 2011)

Links