Côtes de Bordeaux

Umbrella appellation in the Bordeaux region for four appellations on the Rive droite (right bank), all of which are labelled "Côtes de Bordeaux". Bernard Depons, owner of Château Blanzac, who pushed through this new appellation at the INAO against numerous obstacles, is regarded as the father of this regulation, which was created in 2009. The Côtes de Bourg appellation did not take part in this process and has retained its old designation.

Côtes de Bordeaux areas

There was already a loose connection between the Côtes areas, but they did not achieve the significance or image of Médoc or Saint-Émilion, for example. A new logo was created with three stylised hills in conjunction with the lettering "Côtes de Bordeaux", above which the name of the region appears in the same typography. The production regulations have remained the same:

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