Côtes du Marmandais

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• Right bank: argillaceous-limestone hillsides over Fronsadais molasse, astéries limestone (Rupelian) and silty Agenais molasse. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Left bank: a framework of Agenais molasse, Aquitanian limestones (Miocene) on the plateaus, and a gravelly terrace 4–5 km wide. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Three types of viticultural soils: calcareous clay-brown soils over molasse, rendzinas over limestone horizons, and clay-gravelly soils (podzols) on stripped terraces. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• As early as 1182, a charter prescribed penalties for wine adulteration; in 1339, Marmande required its mark to be branded on barrels.
• Abouriou N, a grape variety particular to the Marmandais, complements the three traditional Aquitaine varieties (merlot, cabernet franc, cabernet-sauvignon) in the red and rosé wines.

• Gravelly soils (high terrace, left bank) → warm and well-drained, well suited to cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, abouriou, and syrah.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 5 décembre 2011, JORF 7 décembre 2011, modifié par
• Official trade body site — IVSO — Interprofession des Vins du Sud-Ouest