Côte Rôtie is an area on the Rhône where fine red wine is produced from, predominantly, Viognier and Syrah grapes grown on steep, sunny terraces. It is one of the oldest vineyards in France and was set up by the Romans. The Côte Rôtie produces a warm, robust, full-bodied, richly colored red wine. Harsh and dark when they are young they become softer with age and develop an excellent bouquet. Wines of Côte Rôtie are often considered as the best of the Côtes du Rhône. Some Côte Rôtie wine afficianados divide the best of the wines into brown Côte Rôtie and blonde Côte Rôtie. Browns are stronger and mature longer, blondes are more delicate.
Beef cut. Rolled ribs from the middle and chuck rib end are left on the bone as a roasting joint. Not as tender as the cuts from sirloin, this is best roasted slowly.
Côtes d'Agly is an area producing 'Vin de Pays' of the Languedoc's 'Vin de Pays d'Oc'. They are fortified sweet, mainly red wines from the surroundings of the river Agly.
An area producing red, white and rosé wines from the vicinity of Clermont-Ferrand; village names may be added to the title.
Côtes de Blaye is the most northerly area of Bordeaux vineyards on the north bank of the Gironde, growing red and white wines. Cotes de Blaye is the white wine from mainly Ugni Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc grapes. Côtes de Blaye lends its name to a number of "Bordeaux Côte" appellations, which is odd as, at the beginning of the 20th Century it produced mainly white wine for distillation into Cognac.
Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint Macaire is an area of Bordeaux producing sweet white wines facing Langon in Graves across the river Garonne. (AC).
Côtes de Bourg is an area of Bordeaux making mainly red, quite tannic wines, located on the right bank of the Dordogne at the point where it meets the Gironde river. The wines are said to be better than those from Côtes de Blaye.
The Côtes de Buzet is an area south east of Bordeaux in Lot et Garonne in Aquitaine producing Bordeaux style wines from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot grapes. It was awarded AOC status in 1973. The local co-operative, Les Vignerons Reunis de Buzet, make all but a very small proportion of the wine. Now more commonly known as Buzet.
