Buzet is an '' Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) for wine in South West France, in the department of Lot-et-Garonne.

History

Originally known as Côtes de Buzet, it was a ''

Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure Vin délimité de qualité supérieure ("delimited wine of superior quality"), usually abbreviated as VDQS, was the second highest category of French wine, below ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) in rank, but above ''vin de pays'' (count ...

'' from 1953, and was promoted to AOC status in 1973. In 1986, the name was changed from Côtes de Buzet to Buzet.

Geography

Buzet's production area is spread across and is bordered by Garonne and the great Landes forest. The wine region stretches across 27 communes:

Buzet-sur-Baïse Buzet-sur-Baïse (, literally ''Buzet on Baïse''; oc, Busèth) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France. It stands on the ''voie verte'' cycle path between the Mediterranean and close to Bordeaux. Population See ...

Wine production

Grape varieties

The following grape varieties are used: *for white wines: Muscadelle, Sauvignon and Sémillon *for red wines:

Cabernet Franc Cabernet Franc is one of the major black grape varieties worldwide. It is principally grown for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the Bordeaux style, but can also be vinified alone, as in the Loire's Chinon. In addition to being us ...

Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon () is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Australia and British Columbia, Canada to Lebanon' ...

Côt Malbec () is a purple grape variety used in making red wine. The grapes tend to have an inky dark color and robust tannins, and are known as one of the six grapes allowed in the blend of red Bordeaux wine. In France, plantations of Malbec are n ...

and

Merlot Merlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name ''Merlot'' is thought to be a diminutive of ''merle'', the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the ...

Notes and references

Bibliography

* Periodical: ''Les amis des côtes-de-buzet'', Tome I, no.1-9, Autumn 1963 to Autumn 1967, Buzet-sur-Baïse. Periodical: ''Les amis des côtes-de-buzet'', Tome II, no.10-18, Spring 1968 to Autumn 1972, Buzet-sur-Baïse. Periodical: ''Les amis des côtes-de-buzet'', Special Edition, no.19-20, Spring 1973 to Autumn 1973, Buzet-sur-Baïse.

External links

The website for Buzet winemakersThe website of an independent Buzet winemaker, Domaine du PechThe website for Chateau Sauvagneres (the Therasse family)
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