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Côte-Rôtie AOC
Côte-Rôtie
is a
French wine
Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée
(AOC) in the northern
Rhône wine region
of
France
. The
vineyards
are located just south of
Vienne
in the communes of
Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône
,
Ampuis
, and
Tupin-et-Semons
. The vineyards are unique because of the steep slopes facing the river and their stone walls.
Côte-Rôtie
can be rendered in English as "the roasted slope" and refers to the long hours of sunlight that these steep slopes receive.
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