Appellation · AOC · Graves et Sauternais
Sauternes
An appellation of Bordeaux, in the Graves et Sauternais. Its specification allows sweet wines.
- Sweet
3,000 hadelimited areaRounded area of the shape drawn on the map: the area delimited by the INAO, which is not entirely planted.
Authorised grape varieties
According to the INAO specification · Read ↗
The climate, today and around 2050
Spring, average temperature
12.4 °C→ 13.9 °C
Summer, average temperature
20.5 °C→ 22.7 °C
Days at 35 °C or more, per year
1.6→ 7.8
Average of the 5 communes. “Around 2050”: median value of the models for warming of +2.7 °C in France, the reference trajectory (TRACC). Source: Météo-France, Climadiag Commune.
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Official sources
Specification of the Sauternes AOCINAO · PDF · the official rulesOfficialSauternes, from its appellation bodyODG Sauternes et Barsac · official websiteOfficialLinks checked on 07/10/2026 · No commercial or affiliate links ·
Around Sauternes
- Barsac3.7 km
- Sainte-Croix-du-Mont6 km
- Cérons7 km
- Loupiac8 km
- Cadillac12 km
- Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire13 km