Cérons (wine region)

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The Bordeaux wine region. Cérons (number 35 in the picture) is located near the town of Langon near the Garonne.
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The Cérons wine-growing region is named after the town of the same name, Cérons . The approximately 120 hectare area is located on the left bank of the Garonne within the large wine-growing region of Graves in the Bordeaux region . Vineyards are permitted within the municipalities of Cérons, Illsats and Podensac in the Gironde department . The designation of origin has had the status of an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC for short) since September 11, 1936 .

For the 2005 vintage , a total of 1,863 hectoliters of wine were declared under the name of the appellation. The vineyard area was 51 hectares at the same time . This means that the area has been decreasing for a number of years, since in 1996 84 hectares were used to produce wine.

Under the name Cérons, only noble sweet white wines are produced from the Sauvignon Blanc , Sémillon and Muscadelle grape varieties . Dry white or red wines from the area are marketed under the Graves name. The regulation requires that the must contains at least 212 g sugar per liter (→ must weight ). After fermentation , the minimum alcohol content in the wine must be 12.5 percent by volume. The basic yield is a maximum of 40 hl / ha. The planting density is between 6,500 and 7,500 vines / hectare. The density may only be reduced to 5,000 sticks / hectare on slopes with loamy soil.

The wines are a bit slimmer than in the neighboring Sauternes and Barsac growing areas . The wines can be stored for about 5 to 15 years, depending on the vintage. The drinking temperature should be between 6 and 8 ° C.

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