Blaye

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commune of France wine region

Blaye is a wine-producing area on the right bank of the Gironde estuary in southwestern France, known for its red and white Bordeaux wines and historic citadel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France ⓘ
wine region ⓘ
administrativeStatus subprefecture of Gironde ⓘ
citadelDesigner Vauban ⓘ
climate maritime climate ⓘ
climateRegion Atlantic coast of France ⓘ
country France ⓘ
economicActivity viticulture ⓘ
wine tourism ⓘ
governingBody commune council of Blaye ⓘ
hasFortification Citadel of Blaye ⓘ
hasHistoricSite Citadel of Blaye ⓘ
hasPort river port on the Gironde ⓘ
hasRiver Gironde estuary ⓘ
hasWineAppellation Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC ⓘ
surface form: Blaye AOC

Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC ⓘ
Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC ⓘ
surface form: Côtes de Blaye AOC
knownFor Citadel of Blaye ⓘ
red Bordeaux wines ⓘ
white Bordeaux wines ⓘ
locatedIn Gironde department ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine region NERFINISHED ⓘ
southwestern France ⓘ
locatedNear Bordeaux ⓘ
locatedOn right bank of the Gironde estuary ⓘ
partOf Bordeaux wine region ⓘ
primaryGrapeVariety Cabernet Franc ⓘ
Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ
Merlot ⓘ
primaryWhiteGrapeVariety Muscadelle ⓘ
Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ
Sémillon ⓘ
soilType clay-limestone ⓘ
gravel ⓘ
strategicRole historical defense of Bordeaux via Gironde estuary ⓘ
tourismAttraction Citadel of Blaye ⓘ
transportConnection ferry link across the Gironde estuary ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 2008 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Fortifications of Vauban ⓘ
wineClassification Bordeaux AOC ⓘ
wineRegionType Right Bank of Bordeaux ⓘ
surface form: Right Bank Bordeaux
wineRegulatoryBody INAO (via Bordeaux AOC system) ⓘ
wineStyle dry white wine ⓘ
red wine ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gironde estuary → flowsPast → Blaye ⓘ
Bordeaux → hasSubregion → Blaye ⓘ