Buzet AOC

The vineyards of Buzet is centered in the wine region of Sud- Ouest and connects to the northern edge of the region Armagnac. The vineyards cover 1,920 hectares of vineyards on the upper reaches of the Garonne and distributed among the municipalities Ambrux, Anzex, Barbaste, breakage, Buzet -sur- Baise, Calignac, Caubeyres, Damazan, Espiens, Feugarolles, Lavardac, Leyritz - Moncassin, Moncault, Montagnac- sur- Auvignon, Montesquieu, Mongaillard, Nerac, Pompiey, Puch -d'Agenais, Razimet, Sainte -Colombe -en- Bruilhois, Saint- Léon, Saint- Pierre de - Buzet, Sérignac -sur -Garonne, Vianne, Villefranche -du -Queyran and Xaintrailles in the department of Lot- et- Garonne.

Are permitted a total of nearly 14,000 hectares of land, but which are actually used only a small percentage for viticulture. After the area was included in the list of VDQS wines on January 23, 1953 Buzet received on April 19, 1973 the status of Appellation d' Origine ( AOC short ). The area was called the remainder until February 12, 1986 Côtes de Buzet.

After infestation by phylloxera end of the 19th century, the wine came almost to a standstill; only from the mid -1950s there was by Algeria returnees another boom, which was supported by the recognition for quality wine VDQS.

• Red wine and rosé wines are made from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Malbec (called Côt ) were prepared.
• The white wine is made from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle.

The harvest limit is 55 hectoliters / hectare.