Tursan
Tursan is a French wine-growing region in the Sud-Ouest region , which has had the status of a VDQS since July 11, 1958 . Of the approx. 480 hectares approved area, approx. 280 hectares are currently planted; On average, around 12,000 hectoliters of quality wine are produced. The production is divided into 65 percent red wine and rosé wine and 35 percent white wine.
The production zone is located around 35 kilometers southeast of Mont-de-Marsan and comprises 39 municipalities in the Landes department and two municipalities in the Gers department in the Sud-Adour region at the foot of the Pyrenees bordered by the Landes, Gascony and Béarn .
Grape varieties
- The red wines are made from the grape varieties Tannat (maximum 30–40%), Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon . The Fer Servadou variety is also permitted.
- The white wine consists of 30 to 90 percent of the grape variety Baroque , Gros Manseng and Sauvignon Blanc (~ 10%). In addition, the varieties Petit Manseng , Chenin Blanc (called Cruchinet here), Claverie and Raffiat de Moncade are permitted in small quantities .
- The rosé wine is made from the Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon varieties.
In general, the wines have little potential for aging and should not be stored for longer than two years.
Approved municipalities
Landes department:
- Aire-sur-l'Adour , Bahus-Soubiran , Buanes , Classun , Duhort-Bachen , Eugénie-les-Bains , Latrille , Renung , Saint-Agnet , Saint-Loubouer , Sarron , vielle-Tursan .
- Arboucave , Bats-Tursan , Castelnau-Tursan , Clèdes , Geaune , Lauret , Lacajunte , Mauries , Miramont-Sensacq , Pimbo , Pécorade , Payros-Cazautets , Philondenx , Puyol-Cazalet , Samadet , Sorbets , Urgons .
- Cazères-sur-l'Adour , Larrivière .
- Aubagnan , Serres-Gaston .
- Coudures , Eyres-Moncube (the part east of the Gabas River ), Fargues , Montgaillard , Montsoue , Sarraziet .
Département Gers:
literature
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon. 2nd, completely revised edition. Hallwag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7742-0914-6 .
- Pierre Galet : Cépages et Vignobles de France . Lavoisier Publishing House, Paris 2004, ISBN 2-7430-0585-8 . (French language)
- Benoît France: Grand Atlas des Vignobles de France . Éditions SOLAR publishing house, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-263-03242-8 . (French language)