Côte Blonde
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Côte Blonde is a renowned, lighter-styled subzone of France’s Côte-Rôtie appellation, celebrated for its elegant, aromatic Syrah-based wines often blended with a small proportion of Viognier.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
subzone
ⓘ
vineyard area ⓘ wine-growing area ⓘ |
| appellation | Côte-Rôtie AOC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blendPractice | often blended with a small proportion of Viognier ⓘ |
| climate | continental with Mediterranean influences ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Côte Brune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| fermentationPractice | co-fermentation of Syrah and Viognier is allowed ⓘ |
| grapeColor |
black grapes for Syrah
ⓘ
white grapes for Viognier ⓘ |
| grapeVarietyUsed |
Syrah
NERFINISHED
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Viognier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aromatic Syrah-based wines
ⓘ
elegant Syrah-based wines ⓘ finesse and elegance ⓘ |
| legalStatus | part of the legally defined Côte-Rôtie AOC area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Côte-Rôtie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ Northern Rhône NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhône Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
south and southeast-facing slopes
ⓘ
steep hillside vineyards ⓘ |
| partOf | Côte-Rôtie appellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permittedGrape |
Syrah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viognier ⓘ |
| reputation | renowned subzone of Côte-Rôtie ⓘ |
| soilType |
gneiss-based soils
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lighter soils ⓘ sandy soils ⓘ |
| subregion | Northern Rhône NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalViognierProportion | small percentage of the blend ⓘ |
| typicalWineCharacter |
floral aromas
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red fruit aromas ⓘ refined texture ⓘ silky tannins ⓘ |
| wineColorProduced | red ⓘ |
| wineStyle |
aromatic red wine
ⓘ
lighter-bodied red wine ⓘ red wine ⓘ |
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