Blaye AOC is an appellation for wines of all three colours from 41 communes (listed below) on the right bank of the Bordeaux region in France, geographically opposite the Médoc across the Gironde estuary, ‘an area of picturesquely rolling hillsides and mixed agriculture,’ (David Peppercorn MW (1991, p.569). The region is named after the port of Blaye, once strategically important (along with Bourg) when the kings of England held sway in Aquitaine (David Peppercorn MW (1991, p.569). See also the adjoining Blaye AOC and Blaye–Côtes de Bordeaux AOC.

Vineyard area & wine production: 2002 5,072hl of red (Guide Hachette des Vins 2004, p.221).

Communes: Anglade. | Berson. | Blaye. | Braud-et-Saint-Louis. | Campugnan. | Cars. | Cartelègue. | Cavignac. | Cézac. | Civrac-de-Blaye. | Cubnezais. | Donnezac. | Étauliers. | Eyrans. | Fours. | Générac. | Laruscade. | Marcenais. | Marcillac. | Marsas. | Mazion. | Plassac. | Pleine-Selve. | Pugnac. | Reignac. | Saint-Androny. | Saint-Aubin-de-Blaye. | Saint-Caprais-de-Blaye. | Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye. | Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde. | Saint-Genès-de-Blaye. | Saint-Girons-d’Aiguevives. | Saint-Mariens. | Saint-Martin-Lacaussade. | Saint-Palais. | Saint-Paul. | Saint-Savin. | Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac. | Saint-Vivien-de-Blaye. | Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac. | Saugon.