Regional Bordeaux AOCs
Summary of characteristics
Production requirements and statistics for the various regional AOCs are as follows:

Regional Bordeaux AOCs

Section Title: Summary of characteristics
Table Section Text: Production requirements and statistics for the various regional AOCs are as follows:

AOC	Bordeaux (red)	Bordeaux Clairet	Bordeaux Rosé	Bordeaux Supérieur (red)	Bordeaux (white)	Bordeaux Sec	Bordeaux Supérieur (white)

AOC requirements

Allowed grape varieties	Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Carmenère, Merlot rouge, Malbec, Petit Verdot	Principal grape varieties (min 70%): Sémillon, Sauvignon blanc, Sauvignon gris, Muscadelle Accessory grape varieties (max 30%): Merlot blanc, Colombard, Mauzac, Ondenc, Ugni blanc	Principal grape varieties (min 70%): Sémillon, Sauvignon (blanc and gris), Muscadelle Accessory grape varieties (max 30%): Merlot blanc (max 15%), Colombard, Mauzac, Ondenc, Ugni blanc

Specific colour requirement (if applicable)	lightly coloured red	rosé

Grape ripeness (in terms of minimum sugar content)	178 g/l	187 g/l	178 g/l	170 g/l	212 g/l

Alcohol content after fermentation	min 10%	min 11%	min 10.5%	min 10.5% (potential) min 10% (actual)	min 10% max 13%	min 12.5% (potential) max 15% (potential) min 11.5% (actual)

Residual sugar (if applicable)	min 4 g/l	max 4 g/l

Base yield	55 hl/ha	50 hl/ha	65 hl/ha	50 hl/ha

Minimum planting density	2,000 vines per ha

Maximum number of buds kept after pruning	60,000 per ha

Maturation requirement (if applicable), earliest sale date	1 July the year after harvest	1 July the year after harvest

Production statistics

Vineyard surface	44,000 ha	925 ha	3,300 ha	10,000 ha	6,740 ha

Average annual production	2,500,000 hl	52,000 hl	180,000 hl	530,000 hl	420,000 hl

Sentence(s)

The vineyard area devoted to the production of Bordeaux AOC wines is 6,740 hectares white wine.

final_sentence: The vineyard area devoted to the production of Bordeaux AOC wines is 6,740 hectares white wine.