AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Ain, Haute-Savoie
Communes of Production
- Corbonod, Seyssel
Styles and Encépagement
- Vin Tranquille Blanc (Sec and Demi-Sec): 100% Altesse
- Varietal-Labeled Molette (Tranquille): 100% Molette
- Vin Mousseux Blanc: Min. 10% Altesse, plus Chasselas and Molette
Assemblage
- Vin Mousseux wines must include a min. 10% Altesse in the blend.
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc: 10%
- Molette: 9.5%
- Base wines for Vin Mousseux: 9%
Minimum Must Weights
- Blanc: 162 g/l
- Molette: 153 g/l
- Vin Mousseux: 144 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc Sec: 4 g/l (max. 8 g/l if total acidity is within 2 g/l of residual sugar)
- Blanc Demi-Sec: 15 g/l
- Molette: 4 g/l
Vin Mousseux Requirements
- Second fermentation occurs in the bottle
- Min. 9 months lees aging in the bottle
Minimum Planting Density
- 6,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Blanc: 58 hl/ha
Molette: 68 hl/ha
Vin Mousseux: 75 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1942 (last updated 2011)
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