Barsac AOC

Summary

A commune of Sauternes AOC, making sweet botrytized wines that may be labelled either as Barsac or Sauternes on the bottle. Further west from the river Ciron with more alluvial soils, wines tend to be lighter and perhaps more elegant. The same high production costs and lack of demand have led to increased dry wine production within this area.

Geographic Indication

Legal definition available through the EU geographical indications register at (External Link) PDO-FR-A0186

Important Varietals

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Average Temperature

Total Precipitation 840.80mm