Tursan
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Tursan is a Vin délimité de qualité supérieure (VDQS) for wine in South West France since 1958 (decree of 11/07/1958, latest modified 26/02/2003).
[edit] Presentation
Its production zone covers potentially 4.000 hectares (but less than 500 hectares are covered by vineyards), it lays 35 km south-east of Mont-de-Marsan and covers 39 communes of the département Landes and 2 communes of Gers, and the area of Adour, between the Landes and Béarn.
It can be produced as white, rosé or red wine.
- Red Tursan is produced with Tannat (40% maximum), Cabernet franc and Cabernet sauvignon.
- White Tursan is composed of Baroque (30 to 90%), de Gros manseng and Sauvignon (more or less 10%).
- Rosé Tursan is based on Cabernet franc and Cabernet sauvignon.
[edit] Production area
In Landes:
- Aire-sur-l'Adour, Bahus-Soubiran, Buanes, Classun, Duhort-Bachen, Eugénie-les-Bains, Latrille, Renung, Saint-Agnet, Saint-Loubouer, Sarron and Vielle-Tursan.
- Arboucave, Bats, Castelnau-Tursan, Clèdes, Geaune, Lauret, Lacajunte, Mauries, Miramont-Sensacq, Pimbo, Pécorade, Payros-Cazautets, Philondenx, Puyol-Cazalet, Samadet, Sorbets and Urgons.
- Coudures, Eyres-Moncube (the east part of Gabas), Fargues, Montgaillard, Montsoué, Sarraziet.
In Gers:
