Appellation
Côtes du Marmandais
Identity card
AOPRedRoséWhite
South West France · Recognised on 2 April 1990
Key points
- Bordeaux grapes: at most 85% of the vines, room for Abouriou and Côt.
- Reds: at most 55 hl/ha; at least 10% natural alcohol, all colours.
- 27 communes of the Lot-et-Garonne, on both banks of the Garonne.
Grape varieties
RedRosé
MerlotCabernet FrancCabernet Sauvignon
Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon · 85% at most of the holding's vines
Abouriou, Cot, Fer Servadou, Gamay, Syrah · 50% at most of the holding's vines
Reds: at least two grapes, one of them principal
White
Sauvignon BlancSauvignon Gris (grape entry not yet written)
Accessory varieties: Muscadelle, Sémillon (30% at most of the holding's vines)
Production rules
55
hl/ha
Maximum yield
10
% ABV
Minimum natural alcohol
4,000
vines/ha
Minimum planting density
- Maximum yield
- How much wine a hectare may produce under the appellation (a higher, exceptional ceiling often exists). The lower it is, the less can be made: one of the levers on how concentrated the grapes are. For reference: 35 hl/ha to 80 hl/ha across 148 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum natural alcohol
- The alcohol the grapes' own sugar must be able to give, without enrichment: a ripeness threshold at harvest. For reference: 9 % ABV to 14.5 % ABV across 97 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum planting density
- The fewest vines allowed per hectare. For the same yield, more vines means fewer grapes on each. For reference: 4,000 vines/ha to 9,000 vines/ha across 147 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
Terroir
- Lie of the land: Slopes on both sides of the Garonne valley
- Soils: Clay-limestone, rendzinas, gravel terraces
- Climate: Oceanic with southern touches; autan wind
Wine style
- Red
- purple colour
- red fruit, then spice
- round and fleshy
- Rosé
- Raspberry
- fine and light
- pear drops
- White
- tropical fruit
- white flowers
- clean and balanced
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
29 December 2025
Order of 29 December 2025 approving the specification of the AOC “Côtes du Marmandais” (JORF no. 0007 of 9 January 2026, text no. 18; BO no. 03 of 15 January 2026). Appellation first recognised by the decree of 2 April 1990.
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Côtes du Marmandais »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) / Ministère de l'agriculture
An appellation in the west of the Lot-et-Garonne, on both sides of the Garonne around Marmande. It makes mostly reds, with a little rosé and dry white. To the three Bordeaux grapes (Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon), capped at 85% of the vines, it adds varieties such as Abouriou, Côt, Fer, Gamay and Syrah.
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