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Tursan

Appellation

Tursan is an appellation in France, covering 5,273.7 ha across 36 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Cabernet Franc, Tannat, Baroque and Gros Manseng. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
5,273.7 ha
Separate plots
67
Extent N–S × E–W
23.48 × 24.91 km
Centre
43.6513° N, 0.3911° W
Grapes
Baroque, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin, Claverie, Fer, Gros Manseng, Merlot, Petit Manseng, Raffiat De Moncade, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Tannat
Max yield
68 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,000 vines/ha
INAO office
Pau

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km west of Aire-sur-l'Adour
Nearest city
28 km south of Mont-de-Marsan 36,205 people
To the sea
84 km
Rivers nearby
Adour (14 km)
Same latitude
Hokkaido (Japan), Elkton Oregon (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
55–238 m
Mean elevation
134 m

Measured over the whole outline on 23,299 elevation cells of about 55 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Tursan Red
Cabernet FrancTannat
max 63 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Tursan Rosé
Cabernet FrancTannat
max 68 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Tursan White
BaroqueGros Manseng
max 68 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 36

Wineries · 2

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Sources

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

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