Lussac-Saint-Émilion AOC is a communal AOC on Bordeaux’s right bank for red wine only. It is the most northerly of Saint-Émilion’s four satellite AOC’s, and the second largest after Montagne-Saint-Émilion AOC. The Lussac-Saint-Émilion AOC was granted in 1936.

Communes (1) : Lussac-Saint-Émilion.

Production: 2002 1,447 hectares (3,575 acres) produced 65,156 hl (Source: CIVB).

Authorised grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec (‘Pressac’).

Viticulture: Minimum vine density of 5,500 vines/hectare (2,227 vines/acre). Cane rather than spur pruning. Base yield 45hl/ha.

Wineries

No certificaiton: Château de Bellevue (Lussac-Saint-Émilion). | Château du Courlat (Lussac-Saint-Émilion).