Bordeaux28

• Côtes de Bordeaux AOP
• Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOP
• Bourg/Côtes de Bourg/Bourgeais AOP
• Blaye AOP
• Côtes de Blaye AOP

Gironde

• Francs,
• Cadillac,
• Castillon,
• Blaye

Rouge:

• Principal Varieties: Min. 50% combined Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot; plus a max. 50% Cot (Malbec)
• Accessory Varieties: Max. 15% combined Petit Verdot and Carmenère (max. 10% Carmenère)
• Côtes de Bordeaux "Castillon" Rouge
• Côtes de Bordeaux "Cadillac" Rouge
• Côtes de Bordeaux "Blaye":

Blanc Sec:

• Principal Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Sémillon, and Muscadelle
• Accessory Varieties: Max. 15% combined Colombard and Ugni Blanc

• Rouge
• Côtes de Bordeaux "Francs":

• Blanc Sec
• Blanc Liquoreux: affected by botrytis or passerillage, hand-harvested in tries
• Rouge

For Rouge wines, accessory varieties may not exceed 15% of the blend. If Cot is used, it must be blended with another principal variety.

• Côtes de Bordeaux: 11%
• Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge (with subzone designation): 11.5%
• Blanc Sec: 10.5%
• Blanc Liquoreux: 14.5% (12% acquired)

• Côtes de Bordeaux: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Merlot)
• Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge (with subzone designation): 189 g/l (200 g/l for Merlot)
• Blanc Sec: 170 g/l (178 g/l for Sauvignon Blanc and Gris)
• Blanc Liquoreux: 238 g/l

• Rouge: Max. 3 g/l
• Blanc Sec: Max. 4 g/l
• Blanc Liquoreux: Min. 51 g/l

• Côtes de Bordeaux, Cadillac, Francs, Blaye: 4,500 vines per hectare
• Castillon: 5,000 vines per hectare

• Côtes de Bordeaux: 55 hl/ha
• Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge (with subzone designation): 52 hl/ha
• Blanc Sec: 62 hl/ha
• Blanc Liquoreux: 37 hl/ha

2008