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Bergerac AOP

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Department: Dordogne

Produces Reds, Whites, and Rose’s from Bordeaux varietals.

Sec denotes dry whites from the region

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Côtes de Bergerac AOP

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Requires a higher amount of minimum alcohol (11.5%) (11% for blanc wines)

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Percharmant AOP

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Longest lived wines of Bergerac

Rouge: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cot. No grape may exceed 65% of the blend.

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What are the five sweet wine appellations within Bergerac?

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Monzbazillac AOP

Saussignac AOP

Rosette AOP

Haut-Montravel AOP

Cotes de Montravel AOP

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Monbazillac AOP

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Most notable sweet wine appellation

Botrytised wines from Bordeaux varietals

Muscadelle excels in the sandy soils

Multiple tries and a ban on mechanical harvesting are testament to the appellations commitment to quality.

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Montravel AOP

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Unlike Côtes de Montravel and Haut-Montravel, May be red or white and must be dry.

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Cahors AOP

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On the Lot River

Offers robust, sometimes rustic red wines produced from a minimum 70% Malbec, with Tannat and Merlot.

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Madiran AOP

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Wines are tannic

Winemaker Patrick Ducournau developed the technique of micro-oxygenation in the early 1990’s to soften the blow of Tannat.

Secondary grapes include Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and the local Fer.

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Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP

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Semi-sweet and sweet white wines in Madiran.

Petit Manseng, Petit Courbu, and Arrufiac.

Dry Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh is labeled sec.

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Jurançon AOP

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Department: Pyrenees-Atlantiques

White wines principally from Gros and Petit Manseng

Petit Manseng is better suited to sweet passerillage wines.

Gros Manseng provides the tangy dry whites of Jurançon Sec AOP.

Petit Courbu, Camaralet, and Lauzet are secondary grapes for both dry styles.

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Irouleguy and Béarn

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Department: Pyrenees-Atlantiques

Produces Reds, Whites, and Rosés

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Gaillac AOP

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Among France’s oldest vineyards

Wines may be Reds, Whites, and Rosés

Red Varietals: Duras, Fer, Syrah, and Gamay

White Varietals: Mauzac, Muscadelle, and Len de l’El.

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Len de l’El grape varietal

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Len de l’El means “far from sight” in the old d’Oc language.

Conveying the clusters long stalks and the distance to the “eye” or bud from which they are sprouted.

The grape produces wine with a natural fleshy, soft character that complements the tarter acidity of Mauzac.

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Premiers Côtes

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Dry whites of 11 delimited communes

Sweet Whites: Labeled Gaillac Doux

Sparkling Whites: Labeled Gaillac Mousseux

Sparkling wines may be made by the traditional method or by methode Gaillacoise, a variant of the methode ancestrale.

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Marcillac AOP

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A unique appellation in France

Department: Aveyron

Producing the varietal Fer reds. A minimum 90% is required in AOP vineyards.

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Buzet AOP and Côtes de Duras AOP

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Department: Lot-et-Garonne

Produces Bordeaux style wines in all three colors

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Côtes de Marmandais AOP

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Department: Lot-et-Garonne

Produces Bordeaux style wines in all three colors

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Fronton AOP

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Formerly Côtes de Frontonnais produces blended reds and roses with a minimum 40% Negrette.