Tursan (), first a

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(VDQS) for

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in South West France since 1958 (decree of 11 July 1958, last modified 26 February 2003), has been granted AOC status in 2011.

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Its production zone covers potentially 4,000 hectares (although less than 500 hectares of it is covered by vineyards). It lies 35 km south-east of

Mont-de-Marsan Mont-de-Marsan (; Gascon dialect, Occitan: ''Lo Mont de Marçan'') is a communes of France, commune and capital of the Landes (department), Landes Departments of France, department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Population Milit ...

and covers 39 communes of the

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Landes, 2 communes of

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, and the area of

Adour The Adour (; ; ) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High- Bigorre ( Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean ( Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost ca. is known as the ' ...

, between the Landes and

Béarn Béarn (; ; or ''Biarn''; or ''Biarno''; or ''Bearnia'') is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in Southwestern France. Along with the three Northern Basque Country, ...

. It can be produced as white,

rosé A rosé () is a type of wine that incorporates some of the wine color, color from the grape skins, but not enough to qualify it as a red wine. It may be the oldest known type of wine, as it is the most straightforward to make with the Macerati ...

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. * Red Tursan is produced with

Tannat Tannat is a red wine grape, historically grown in South West France in the Madiran AOC, and is now one of the most prominent grapes in Uruguay, where it is considered the "national grape". Tannat is also grown in Argentina, Australia, Brazi ...

(40% maximum),

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 (wine), Bordeaux style, but can also be vinified alone, as in the Loire (wine), Loire's C ...

and

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 Lebano ...

. * White Tursan is composed of

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(30 to 90%), de

Gros manseng Gros Manseng (sometimes translated: Large Manseng, rarely "Big Manseng") is a white wine grape variety that is grown primarily in South West France, and is part of the Manseng family. It produces dry wines in the Jurançon and Béarn regions ...

and

Sauvignon blanc Sauvignon blanc () is a green-skinned grape variety that originates from the city of Bordeaux in France. The grape most likely gets its name from the French words ''sauvage'' ("wild") and ''blanc'' ("white") due to its early origins as an ind ...

(roughly 10%). * Rosé Tursan is based on Cabernet franc and Cabernet sauvignon.

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In Landes: *

Aire-sur-l'Adour Aire-sur-l'Adour (; or simply , before 1962: ''Aire'')Déc ...

, Bahus-Soubiran, Buanes, Classun, Duhort-Bachen,

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, Latrille, Renung, Saint-Agnet, Saint-Loubouer, Sarron and Vielle-Tursan. *

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Castelnau-Tursan Castelnau-Tursan (; ) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The wines of the surrounding countryside are known under the name Tursan. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department ...

, Clèdes, Geaune, Lauret, Lacajunte,

Mauries Mauries (; Gascon: ''Maurias'') is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of Fr ...

, Miramont-Sensacq, Pimbo, Pécorade, Payros-Cazautets, Philondenx, Puyol-Cazalet, Samadet,

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and Urgons. * Cazères-sur-l'Adour, Larrivière. * Aubagnan, Serres-Gaston. * Coudures, Eyres-Moncube (the east part of the Gabas valley), Fargues, Montgaillard,

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, Sarraziet. In

: * Lannux and Ségos.

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