TERROIR PROFILE
Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux
Limestone plateau at the Bergerac edge
Bordeaux's easternmost tip: family estates, plenty of organics, fair prices.
TERROIR PROFILE · Bordeaux
Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux Limestone plateau at the Bergerac edge
Bordeaux's easternmost tip: family estates, plenty of organics, fair prices.
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.
Gravel / Sandlight, approachable
Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.
CLIMATE · Maritime
More continental than core Bordeaux, warmer summers.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
High plateau above the Dordogne around Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Stuttgart
Württemberg
94% similar
- Minerality (slightly): Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (6 vs. 7).
- Freshness (slightly): Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (6 vs. 7).
Bottwartal
Württemberg
94% similar
- Minerality (slightly): Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (6 vs. 7).
- Freshness (slightly): Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (6 vs. 7).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 28 →Château Piquesègue
Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt
Château les Mauberts Privat
Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong
Château de Parenchère
Ligueux
Château La Bourguette
Saint-Philippe-du-Seignal
Château de Bourgognade
Saint-Philippe-du-Seignal
Château Roc de Plaisance
Pineuilh
Château Picon
Eynesse
Château Le Prieuré d'Appelles
Saint-André-et-Appelles
This terroir's soils in the glossary