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Monbazillac terroir

Monbazillac is the world's biggest appelation producing dessert wines!

Monbazillac terroir
Monbazillac terroir
Les vignerons de Monbazillac ©Loïc Mazalrey
Les vignerons de Monbazillac ©Loïc Mazalrey

As worthy heirs to ancestral expertise, Monbazillac's winegrowers have risen to the challenge of modernity with up-to-date dessert wines that have been worked with a delicacy and complexity of aromas, whose freshness will warm hearts in all seasons!

The Monbazillac appellation has been an Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée since 1936. As one of the first in France, it has already celebrated 80 years of excellence!


Grape varieties
Sauvignon blanc and gris, Sémillon, Muscadelle


Key figures

  • 2300 hectares of vines
  • 5 villages: Pomport, Rouffignac, Colombier, Monbazillac, Saint-Laurent-des-Vignes
  • 100 winegrowers
  • 57,000 hectolitres per year on average