Landes

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The zone is bordered to the west by the Atlantic Ocean for more than 100 kilometres, with a coastal fringe composed of coastal dunes and sandy plains of marine and aeolian origin bearing the Sables de l'Océan vineyard.
• The soils of the coastal fringe are highly free-draining and of heterogeneous potential, linked to the variable height of the water table, and yields there are highly variable within a single plot.
• The Bas-Armagnac presents a gentle, softly rolling relief, with silty-sandy soils overlying the Sables Fauves geological formation.
• The soils of the Chalosse are highly varied but generally leached and tending toward acidity, often enriched with coarse elements such as gravels or pebbles.
• The climate of the Landes appellation as a whole, predominantly humid oceanic, benefits from fine sunny and warm autumn days thanks to the action of the southerly foehn-type wind.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Landes Coteaux de Chalosse PGI
• Landes Côtes de l'Adour PGI
• Landes Sables de l'Océan PGI
• Landes Sables fauves PGI

All appellations in France

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF)
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — Confédération des Vins IGP de France