Côte Blonde

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Côte Blonde is a renowned, lighter-styled subzone of France’s Côte-Rôtie appellation, celebrated for its elegant, aromatic Syrah-based wines often blended with a small proportion of Viognier.

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Côte Blonde canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf subzone ⓘ
vineyard area ⓘ
wine-growing area ⓘ
appellation Côte-Rôtie AOC ⓘ
linked to: Côte-Rôtie
blendPractice often blended with a small proportion of Viognier ⓘ
climate continental with Mediterranean influences ⓘ
contrastWith Côte Brune ⓘ
country France ⓘ
fermentationPractice co-fermentation of Syrah and Viognier is allowed ⓘ
grapeColor black grapes for Syrah ⓘ
white grapes for Viognier ⓘ
grapeVarietyUsed Syrah ⓘ
Viognier ⓘ
knownFor aromatic Syrah-based wines ⓘ
elegant Syrah-based wines ⓘ
finesse and elegance ⓘ
legalStatus part of the legally defined Côte-Rôtie AOC area ⓘ
locatedIn Côte-Rôtie ⓘ
France ⓘ
Northern Rhône ⓘ
Rhône Valley ⓘ
notableFeature south and southeast-facing slopes ⓘ
steep hillside vineyards ⓘ
partOf Côte-Rôtie appellation ⓘ
linked to: Côte-Rôtie
permittedGrape Syrah ⓘ
Viognier ⓘ
reputation renowned subzone of Côte-Rôtie ⓘ
soilType gneiss-based soils ⓘ
lighter soils ⓘ
sandy soils ⓘ
subregion Northern Rhône ⓘ
typicalViognierProportion small percentage of the blend ⓘ
typicalWineCharacter floral aromas ⓘ
red fruit aromas ⓘ
refined texture ⓘ
silky tannins ⓘ
wineColorProduced red ⓘ
wineStyle aromatic red wine ⓘ
lighter-bodied red wine ⓘ
red wine ⓘ

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Côte-Rôtie → hasSubregion → Côte Blonde ⓘ
Côte Brune → contrastedWith → Côte Blonde ⓘ