Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux

Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux offers a full range of quality red and white wines.

The red wines of this region are generally endowed with a deep ruby color. This color immediately expresses the concentration of these wines. Full-bodied or soft, depending on the winemaking process and the winemaker's wishes, they can be good wines for ageing or be drunk young and fruity. 

Their tannic structure, wrapped and harmonious, allows them to age well in barrels. This brings to the already complex nose of red berries, undergrowth and leather, vanilla notes of the best quality.

In 1874, Edouard Féret, in the third edition of Bordeaux et ses Vins, described the white wines of AOC Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux as being "wines of a beautiful pale yellow color, having sweetness, much finesse, sometimes semi-sweetness and a pleasant bouquet". "These wines tend to improve every day through the development of the cultivation of fine grape varieties. As they are today, they can be classified among the fine white wines of the Gironde and we have no doubt that, the day they become better known, their price will rise significantly"; and to add, in the fourth edition, in 1881: "we will call them the small Sauternes of the Libourne district. Indeed, the 1st growths of Sainte-Foy present, like those of Sauternes, a particular sap, a lot of semi-sweetness and softness, finesse, pleasantness, a set of qualities that puts them far above the other white wines of this district.

Vinified as dry white wines, Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux have light aromas that flatter the nose. Their roundness combined with a slight acidity is pleasant to the palate. In the mouth, long and present, they are tasty, fat, spicy and end with a curious impression of exotic fruits.

These wines are made from Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle and Semillon grapes. Their production has become more important than that of sweet white wines.

If today, the Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux semi-sweet and sweet wines are not very well known by consumers, they present, while being modern wines, these same qualities.

Made mainly from perfectly ripe Semillon grapes, they are light, fine and fruity wines. They still have a beautiful golden yellow color and develop aromas of honey, lime blossom, and muscatel; in the mouth, they are smooth.

The wines of AOC Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux liquoreux are mainly made from Sémillon sûrmuris, they are light, fine and fruity wines. They always present this beautiful golden yellow color and develop honey, lime blossom and muscatel aromas; in the mouth, they are unctuous.