Barsac

Barsac is an appellation in France, covering 843.8 ha in Barsac. The rules allow white wine, based on Muscadelle, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris and Semillon. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 8 km north-west of Langon and 34 km south-east of Bordeaux.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin de triees successives

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

843.8 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

5.12 × 3.5 km

Centre

44.5994° N, 0.3267° W

Grapes

Muscadelle, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon

Max yield

28 hl/ha

Min planting density

6,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

8 km north-west of Langon

Nearest city

34 km south-east of Bordeaux 265,328 people

To the sea

37 km

Rivers nearby

Garonne (2.3 km)

Same latitude

Willamette Valley (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

6–20 m

Mean elevation

13 m

Mean slope

0.8° (1 %)

Steepest tenth

above 2°

Faces

several directions, mostly east

Measured over the whole outline on 46,419 elevation cells of about 14 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Bordeaux (red)

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

• Mixed sedimentary rocks55%
• Unconsolidated sediments45%

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

Communes · 1

• Barsac

Wineries · 2

• Château Caillou
• Climens

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Sources

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