The coat of arms of Sauveterre-de-Guyenne
Haut-Benauge is a wine-producing district in the Entre-Deux-Mers sub-region of Bordeaux. AOC Bordeaux-Haut-Benauge and AOC Entre-Deux-Mers Haut-Benauge are the two appellations associated with the area. The former can be used for dry and sweet wines (although the sweet wines are very rare), the latter for dry whites only.
In addition, for wines to qualify for either, they must come from vineyards within the communes of Arbis, Cantois, Escoussans, Gornac, Ladaux, Mourens, Saint-Pierre-de-Bat, Soulignac or Targon. They must be made from Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc or Muscadelle and reach a minimum alcohol strength of 11.5 percent.
