Côtes de Bourg

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Côtes de Bourg is a French wine appellation on the right bank of the Gironde estuary known for producing robust, Merlot-dominant red wines within the Bordeaux region.

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Côtes de Bourg AOC 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
French wine appellation
administrativeRegion Gironde department
agingPotential medium to long term
alsoProduces dry white wine
authorizedGrapeVariety Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Malbec
Merlot
Petit Verdot
belongsTo Bordeaux wine region
surface form: Bordeaux AOC system
climate maritime climate
country France
grapeVarietyDominant Merlot
influencedBy Atlantic Ocean
Gironde estuary
knownFor age-worthy red wines
good value Bordeaux wines
legalStatus protected designation of origin
locatedIn Bordeaux wine region
locatedNear Bordeaux
surface form: city of Bordeaux
locatedOn right bank of the Gironde estuary
mainGrapeVariety Merlot
partOf Right Bank of Bordeaux
surface form: Right Bank Bordeaux
productionType still wine
regionType viticultural area
regulatoryBody INAO
soilType clay-limestone
gravel
sandy soils
typicalAromas black fruits
cedar
plum
spice
typicalBlendComponent Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Malbec
Merlot
typicalWineCharacter full-bodied
robust
tannic
wineColor red
white
wineProfile fruit-driven red wines
wineStyle red wine

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Bordeaux hasSubregion Côtes de Bourg
Bordeaux wine region hasSubregion Côtes de Bourg
this entity surface form: Côtes de Bourg AOC