Tursan
Tursan, first a Vin délimité de qualité supérieure for wine in South West France since 1958, has been granted AOC status in 2011.
Presentation
Its production zone covers potentially 4,000 hectares. It lies 35 km south-east of Mont-de-Marsan and covers 39 communes of the département Landes, 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, Cabernet franc and Cabernet sauvignon.
- White Tursan is composed of Baroque, de Gros manseng and Sauvignon blanc.
- Rosé Tursan is based on Cabernet franc and Cabernet sauvignon.
Production area
- 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.
- Cazères-sur-l'Adour, Larrivière.
- Aubagnan, Serres-Gaston.
- Coudures, Eyres-Moncube, Fargues, Montgaillard, Montsoué, Sarraziet.