Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire

Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire is an appellation in France, covering 4,463 ha across 10 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Muscadelle, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris and Semillon. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 10 km north-east of Langon and 42 km south-east of Bordeaux.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin de triees successives, Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

4,463 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

10.21 × 10.05 km

Centre

44.6131° N, 0.1569° W

Grapes

Muscadelle, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon

Max yield

60 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

10 km north-east of Langon

Nearest city

42 km south-east of Bordeaux 265,328 people

To the sea

43 km

Rivers nearby

Garonne (4 km)

Same latitude

Willamette Valley (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

10–118 m

Mean elevation

71 m

Mean slope

4.2° (7 %)

Steepest tenth

above 8°

Faces

several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 62,088 elevation cells of about 27 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Bordeaux (red)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks63%
• Unconsolidated sediments37%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 10

• Caudrot
• Le Pian-Sur-Garonne
• Saint-Andre-Du-Bois
• Saint-Laurent-Du-Bois
• Saint-Laurent-Du-Plan
• Saint-Macaire
• Saint-Martial
• Saint-Martin-De-Sescas
• Saint-Pierre-D'Aurillac
• Sainte-Foy-La-Longue

Wineries · 8

• Château Courtey
• Château Couturat
• Château Haut-Rigal
• Château La Piolette
• Château Lamery
• Château Moulin de Corneil
• Château Pontet Bel Air
• Château Rouaud

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)