TERROIR PROFILE

Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire

Limestone slopes on the right bank of the Garonne

Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire: a white-wine miniature with a medieval backdrop.

TERROIR PROFILE · Bordeaux

Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire Limestone slopes on the right bank of the Garonne

Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire: a white-wine miniature with a medieval backdrop.

☀ Maritime⛰ Slope: moderateSémillonSauvignon BlancMuscadelle

SOILS

Limestoneprecise, mineral

Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.

Loambody-rich, velvety

Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.

CLIMATE · Maritime

Mild Atlantic, Garonne fog in autumn.

TOPOGRAPHY · moderate

Limestone slopes above the Garonne at Saint-Macaire.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

dry to semi-sweetSémillonsmall & traditional

Computed from fingerprint similarity

Alba

Transylvania

96% similar

Warmth (slightly): Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire is warmer → riper fruit, more alcohol, softer acidity (6 vs. 5).

Aiud

Transylvania

96% similar

Warmth (slightly): Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire is warmer → riper fruit, more alcohol, softer acidity (6 vs. 5).

Cadillac, Loupiac & Sainte-Croix-du-Mont

Bordeaux

94% similar

Dryness (slightly): Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (5 vs. 4).
Body (slightly): Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire gives less body → finer, lighter wines (5 vs. 6).

Cave de Saint-Pierre d'Aurillac

Saint-Pierre-d'Aurillac

Château Lamery

Saint-Pierre-d'Aurillac

Boutique de la coopérative

Saint-Pierre-d'Aurillac

This terroir's soils in the glossary