The wine region of Côtes de Bergerac is located in the region of Bergerac of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Vignoble des Verdots or the Domaine Les Vignerons de Sigoulès produce mainly wines sweet, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Bergerac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Muscadelle, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Bergerac often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, microbio or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of raisin, cassis or cherry.
In the mouth of Côtes de Bergerac is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 223 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes de Bergerac, producing 332 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes de Bergerac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
white wines from the region of Côtes de Bergerac go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of easy seafood gratin, quiche lorraine or pierogi ruskie (with cheese).
On the nose in the region of Côtes de Bergerac often reveals types of flavors of peach, tree fruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, oaky or non oak. In the mouth in the region of Côtes de Bergerac is a powerful.
