{"title":"France | Côtes de Bordeaux","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Collection_Banner_db04a0a8-e843-4a79-8a1b-c54c12f5429a.jpg?v=1530177886\" alt=\"Côtes de Bordeaux Vineyards\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c1\"\u003eThe Côtes de Bordeaux represents 14% of the total production of Bordeaux wines and covers an area of 12600 hectares and has some 1500 winegrowers; the region is divided into four ‘terroirs’: Blaye, Cadillac, Castillon and Francs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003eLocated on the right bank of two rivers, the Garonne and the Dordogne, and on hillside vineyards, the Côtes de Bordeaux vines enjoy ideal sunny conditions for the production of quality wines.  Red wines account for 97% of the production and the Merlot grape dominates the majority of these wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003eThe best growers in the less fashionable regions of the Côtes de Bordeaux such as Blaye, Bourg and Castillon, generally have to work that bit harder to get their wines noticed, however, as a consequence the quality of their endeavours is rewarded by wines of very high quality yet with prices that remain sensible in comparison to the Cru Classe of the Médoc.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"domaine-de-laurage-bordeaux-red-wine","title":"L'Aurage 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c1\"\u003eL'Aurage, from Domaine de l'Aurage, is a Merlot based wine from the Côtes de Castillon, an undervalued region bordering Saint Émilion. The palate is cool-fruited and focused on the attack, the ripe raspberry fruit refreshed by juicy acidity on the mid-palate, which then fleshes out, opening onto a darker, blueberry and blackberry-fruited core.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [#intro]Beautifully-textured, opulent, sensual \u0026amp; silky Merlot based red from the Côtes de Castillon...[\/intro]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine de l'Aurage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14317938212922,"sku":"A21LAURAGE-1","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/l_Aurage_2.jpg?v=1545244606"},{"product_id":"roc-de-cambes-cotes-de-bourg","title":"Roc de Cambes Côtes de Bourg 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoc de Cambes is a Merlot dominated red wine blend, vinified in concrete tanks before being transferred to barrels, half of them new oak, for 18 to 24 months. The flavour of the wine has the natural sweetness and silky flavour of late-picked, gently extracted grapes. \"Unctuous, supple, accessible and welcoming, this is opulent and ripe, beautifully textured and rich in plump cherry fruit, complemented by sweet oak - lovely wine.\" [#intro]François Mitjavile's Roc de Cambes remains one of Bordeaux's best kept secrets...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roc de Cambes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31053936951363,"sku":"A17ROCDECAMBES-1","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/RocdeCambesBt.jpg?v=1702060782"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Collection_Image_90b1eb3b-eeeb-4aa2-85f9-7f7841b78de1.jpg?v=1530177962","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/wines-from-the-cotes-de-bordeaux-in-france.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}