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Produced along a dramatic bend of the Lot river in south-west France, this appellation requires Malbec (known locally as Côt or Auxerrois) at a minimum of 70% in any blend. Two distinct terroirs divide the zone: the high calcaire causses plateau — infertile, free-draining limestone — and the alluvial terraces closer to the Lot, which produce larger crops of softer, more approachable wine. The causses are the source of the appellation's most concentrated and age-worthy expressions.

Historically called the "black wines" of France for their near-opaque colour and massive tannic structure — prized by the medieval English market and later by Bordeaux négociants for blending — the appellation has modernised considerably since the 1990s. Contemporary producers range from those maintaining the rustic, tannic tradition to those producing polished, internationally styled Malbec with careful extraction and new-oak ageing, demonstrating the variety's full range in its historic heartland.