Sauternes | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Sauternes (Gironde).svg |
Arrondissement: | Langon |
Canton: | Le Sud-Gironde |
Insee: | 33504 |
Postal Code: | 33210 |
Mayor: | Yann Marot[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 44.5328°N -0.3414°W |
Elevation M: | 80 |
Elevation Min M: | 13 |
Elevation Max M: | 89 |
Area Km2: | 11.32 |
Sauternes (in French pronounced as /sotɛʁn/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sautèrnas) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
It is also a wine region within the Graves portion of Bordeaux that produces sweet white dessert wines, named "Sauternes" after the commune, as well as some dry white wine.