Monbazillac AOC

Monbazillac (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃bazijak]) is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for sweet white wine produced in the village of Monbazillac on the left bank of the Dordogne just across from the town of Bergerac in South West France.

[1] The AOC of Monbazillac was first established in 1936, but the area has a long history of sweet wine production.

(Dry white wines from the same area are sold as Bergerac sec.)

[1] Monbazillac wines are broadly similar to Sauternes, but a difference is that Monbazillac often has a significantly higher proportion of Muscadelle in the blend, which can lead to slightly different aromas.

While Monbazillac in former times could be a simpler semi-sweet wine, the style in more recent years has been that of a fully botrytized wine, since 1993 no mechanical harvesting is allowed and harvesting in several tries is required.