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Buzet

Appellation

Buzet is an appellation in France, covering 14,982.4 ha across 27 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
14,982.4 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
29.83 × 30.46 km
Centre
44.1708° N, 0.4763° E
Grapes
Abouriou, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Colombard, Cot, Gros Manseng, Merlot, Muscadelle, Petit Manseng, Petit Verdot, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon
Max yield
66 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,000 vines/ha
INAO office
Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km west of Agen
Nearest city
72 km north-west of Montauban 52,434 people
To the sea
114 km
Rivers nearby
Garonne (7.7 km)
Same latitude
Prince Edward County (Canada), Lower Long Tom (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
31–205 m
Mean elevation
118 m

Measured over the whole outline on 54,143 elevation cells of about 55 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Buzet Red
Cabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonCotMerlot
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Buzet Rosé
Cabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonCotMerlot
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Buzet White
MuscadelleSauvignonSauvignon GrisSemillon
max 66 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha

Vintages: Bordeaux (red)

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Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 27

Wineries · 10

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)

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