
Bordeaux Wine France
Learn about Bordeaux wine, common tasting notes, where the regions is and more ...
One of the most important wine regions of the world, Bordeaux is a powerhouse producer of wines of all colors, sweetness levels, and price points. Separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a coastal pine forest, this relatively flat region has a mild maritime climate, marked by cool wet winters and warm summers. Annual weather differences create significant vintage variations, making Bordeaux an exciting French wine region to follow.
The Gironde estuary, a defining feature of Bordeaux, separates most of the region into the Left Bank and the Right Bank. Farther inland, where the Gironde splits into the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers, the bucolic, rolling hills of the area in between, called Entre-Deux-Mers, is a source of great quality, approachable reds and whites.
The Left Bank, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, contains the Médoc, Graves, and Sauternes, as well as the region’s most famous chateaux. Merlot is important here as the perfect blending grape for Cabernet Sauvignon adding plush fruit and softening Cabernet's sometimes hefty tannins. Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec may also be used in the Left Bank Bordeaux wine blends.
Merlot is the principal Bordeaux wine variety of the Right Bank; Cabernet Franc adds structure and complexity to Merlot, creating wines that are concentrated, supple, and more imminently ready for drinking, compared with their Left Bank counterparts. Key appellations of the Right Bank include St. Emilion and Pomerol.
Dry and sweet Bordeaux white wines are produced throughout the region from Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, and sometimes Muscadelle or Sauvignon Gris. Some of the finest dry whites can be found in the Graves sub-appellation of Pessac-Léognan, while Sauternes is undisputedly the gold standard for sweet wines. Small amounts of rosé and sparkling Bordeaux wines are made in the region as well.
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Chateau Lestage 2016Bordeaux Red Blends from Listrac, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Barde Haut 2014Bordeaux Red Blends from St. Emilion, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Pitray 2016Bordeaux Red Blends from Cotes de Castillon, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Cheval Blanc (Futures Pre-Sale) 2021Bordeaux Red Blends from St. Emilion, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Margaux (Futures Pre-Sale) 2021Bordeaux Red Blends from Margaux, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild (Futures Pre-Sale) 2021Bordeaux Red Blends from Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Malescot St. Exupery (Futures Pre-Sale) 2021Bordeaux Red Blends from Margaux, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Lynch-Bages (Futures Pre-Sale) 2021Bordeaux Red Blends from Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild (Futures Pre-Sale) 2020Bordeaux Red Blends from Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Mouton Rothschild (Futures Pre-Sale) 2021Bordeaux Red Blends from Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste (Futures Pre-Sale) 2020Bordeaux Red Blends from Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2018Bordeaux Red Blends from Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou (Futures Pre-Sale) 2021Bordeaux Red Blends from St-Julien, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Langlet Sauvignon Blanc 2020Sauvignon Blanc from Graves, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Palmer (Futures Pre-Sale) 2021Bordeaux Red Blends from Margaux, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 2015Bordeaux Red Blends from St-Julien, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Martinet 2018Bordeaux Red Blends from St. Emilion, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau La Bastienne Montagne-St.-Emilion 2016Merlot from Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Pavie Macquin 2018Bordeaux Red Blends from St. Emilion, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Leoville Barton (Futures Pre-Sale) 2021Bordeaux Red Blends from St-Julien, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou (6-Pack OWC Futures Pre-Sale) 2021Bordeaux Red Blends from St-Julien, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion (Futures Pre-Sale) 2021Bordeaux Red Blends from Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Coutet St. Emilion 2019Bordeaux Red Blends from St. Emilion, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Canon (Futures Pre-Sale) 2021Bordeaux Red Blends from St. Emilion, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Leoville Las Cases (Futures Pre-Sale) 2021Bordeaux Red Blends from St-Julien, Bordeaux, France
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