Côtes de Duras

Côtes de Duras is an appellation in France, covering 11,214.3 ha across 15 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 23 km south-west of Bergerac and 70 km south-east of Bordeaux.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

11,214.3 ha

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

13.98 × 20.12 km

Centre

44.7010° N, 0.2857° E

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin, Colombard, Cot, Mauzac, Merlot, Muscadelle, Ondenc, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon, Ugni Blanc

Max yield

72 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,300 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

23 km south-west of Bergerac

Nearest city

70 km south-east of Bordeaux 265,328 people

To the sea

70 km

Same latitude

Willamette Valley (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

30–186 m

Mean elevation

100 m

Measured over the whole outline on 40,486 elevation cells of about 54 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Bordeaux (red)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks97%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 15

• Auriac-Sur-Dropt
• Baleyssagues
• Duras
• Esclottes
• La Sauvetat-Du-Dropt
• Loubes-Bernac
• Moustier
• Pardaillan
• Saint-Astier
• Saint-Jean-De-Duras
• Saint-Sernin
• Sainte-Colombe-De-Duras
• Savignac-De-Duras
• Soumensac
• Villeneuve-De-Duras

Wineries · 16

• Bois Clair
• Château Lafon-Gitton
• Château Lavaneau
• Château des Bruyères
• Château les Roques
• Clos du Cadaret
• Domaine La Fon Longue
• Domaine Vigne d'Arnaud
• Domaine de Dame Bertrande
• Domaine de la Belle
• Domaine de la Tuilerie Labreille
• Domaine du Petit Loubès
• Domaine les Vignes d'Arnaud
• Domaine les Vignes d'Arnaud
• Les Hauts de Riquets
• Vignobles de Bertoumieux

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)