Common name in the Bordeaux region of France for the area to the right of the Dordogne River and the Gironde estuary; see under Rive droite.
French name (right bank) for the area to the right of the Dordogne river and the Gironde estuary in the Bordeaux region. It includes the AOC areas Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux, Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux, Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux, Fronsac, Lalande de Pomerol, Pomerol and Saint-Émilion. In the past, the wines from here were not marketed via Bordeaux, but via the Libourne trading centre....
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