Related region Sud Ouest Related grapes Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Chenin Blanc Cot Muscadelle Ondenc Sauvignon Blanc Sémillon Trebbiano Wineries in this region aaaDeen   more					Montravel Situated in the west of the département of Dordogne, Montravel is the first vineyard that one discovers while coming from Bordeaux. Today one produces only white wines. There are three appellations controlées for white wines: Montravel, a dry white wine, aromatic and well very structured, The Côte de Montravel, a complex, soft white wine with floral notes, and the Haut Montravel, a sweet white wine that is more concentrated. Since November 2001 red wines are also allowed under the AOC. Surface: 300 ha. Only red and white wines Only wines from the 14 communes that have the right of the name appellation contrôlée. Cépages :Cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, Cot. Cépages :Sémillon, Muscadelle, Sauvignon blanc, Chenin blanc, Ondenc and Ugni Blanc (maximum 25%). Rendement : 50 maximum hl/ha Silico - clay soils with variable quantities of sand and clay. These soils rest on an impervious clay called « tran » that is one of features of the appellation ; Argillo-calcareous on the plateaux and with gritty terraces in the alluvial plain. Gravel Clay Sand Maritime climate with more extremes than the area’s closer to the Atlantic. Warmer summers and colder winters. Atlantic ocean Mild winters Sunny