Chalosse (; or ) is a wine-growing area in
Gascony
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, in south-west
France
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. It lies in the ''departement'' of
Landes and is centred on the town of
Dax
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.
Chalosse also gives its name to ''coteaux de Chalosse'', the wine of the area, and is used to describe both the
Ondenc and the
Graisse varieties of grape.
Location
Chalosse is located in the foothills of the
Pyrenees
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, around the valleys of the river
Louts and the river
Luy, both left tributaries of the river
Adour
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.
The region is bounded by the Adour and the
Pays de Marsan to the north, the river
Gabas and the
Tursan to the east and by the region of
Béarn
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to the south.
The neighbouring ''
terroir
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s'' are L'Orient (west), Pays de Marsan (north), Tursan (east), and Bearn (south).
The main town is Dax, to the west of the region. Other important towns are
Pomarez and
Montfort-en-Chalosse
Montfort-en-Chalosse (, literally ''Montfort in Chalosse''; , before 1962: ''Montfort'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Landes (department), Landes Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Populati ...
.
Viticulture
Chalosse is a wine-growing region, and it gives its name to a number of grape varieties.
Ondenc and
Graisse are both known as Chalosse; it is also used as a synonym for
Claverie (Chalosse blanche),
Fer (Chalosse noir) and
Meslier-Saint-François (Chalosse de Bordeaux).
Chalosse Noire can also refer to a number of black grape varieties.
References
*D Faracos, M Pauls (1995, updated 2004) ''Gascony and The Pyrenees'': Cadogan
External links
Landes Chalosse(Fr)
Pays Adour, Chalosse, Tursan (fr)
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Wine regions of France