📜 Agenais
A French wine with a protected geographical indication (PGI) from the department of Lot-et-Garonne in south-west France.
Agenais is a French wine with a protected geographical indication (PGI/IGP) from the department of Lot-et-Garonne in south-west France. The current specification (2019) covers still red, rosé and white wines and white wines made from overripe grapes. The provisions on sparkling wines, annulled by the Conseil d'État in 2015, no longer apply.
The grapes are harvested and the wine is made in Lot-et-Garonne, excluding the communes of Bourlens, Courbiac, Masquières, Montayral, Thézac and Tournon-d'Agenais. The specification lists many authorised varieties, among them Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Tannat and Cot, as well as Sauvignon, Sémillon, Colombard, Ugni Blanc, Chardonnay and Muscadelle.
The minimum actual alcohol is 9.5% vol for still white and rosé wines and 10% vol for red wines. The maximum yield is 120 hl/ha (60 hl/ha for white wines from overripe or noble-rot grapes). The label may carry the traditional term Vin de pays, and still wines may be labelled Primeur or Nouveau.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Agenais → → → 🍷 Still wine → kind of → 🍷 Types of wine → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Where it is
- 📍 South West France
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine, 🍷 Rosé
- Related to
- 🍷 Still wine
Frequently asked questions
Where is Agenais produced?
In the department of Lot-et-Garonne in south-west France, excluding the communes of Bourlens, Courbiac, Masquières, Montayral, Thézac and Tournon-d'Agenais.
What wines can be called Agenais?
Still red, rosé and white wines, and white wines from overripe grapes.
What are the minimum alcohol and the maximum yield?
At least 9.5% vol for still white and rosé wines and 10% vol for reds. The yield is up to 120 hl/ha, or 60 hl/ha for white wines from overripe grapes.
What to read next
- 📍 South West France — The land between the Massif Central, the Pyrenees and the Atlantic; IGP Comté Tolosan across 12 departments, Cahors, Madiran and Jurançon.
- 🍷 Red wine — Wine from dark grapes that ferments with the skins and takes its colour from them.
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
Similar
📜 Pays de Brive · 📜 Ariège · 📜 Lavilledieu · 📜 Aveyron · 📜 Comté Tolosan · 📜 Thézac-Perricard
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- Cahier des charges de l'IGP « Agenais » (arrêté du 6 décembre 2019, BO-Agri du 12 décembre 2019)
- Fiche technique / cahier des charges IGP Agenais (eAmbrosia, 2013)
- Wikidata