Legend has that the two sub-regions of the Côte-Rôtie, Côte Blonde and Côte Brune, were named after the blonde and brown hair colored daughters of a local lord who had two very different personalities.
Prema legendi, Côte-Rôtie ima dvije podregije Côte Blonde i Côte Brune, nazvane po plavoj i smeđoj kosi dviju kćeri lokalnog lorda, koje su osim različite boje kose imale i potpuno različite osobnosti.