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The Bordeaux wine region, located in southwestern France, is renowned for its exceptional wines. It's divided into communes like Haut-Médoc, Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Émilion, Pomerol and others. Bordeaux wines are renowned for their complexity and elegance, often showcasing a harmonious blend of rich fruit flavors from grape varieties like 'Cabernet Sauvignon', 'Merlot', and 'Cabernet Franc', balanced by subtle earthy notes. These wines are celebrated for their aging potential and their ability to pair beautifully with a wide variety of cuisines.
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The Bordeaux wine region, located in southwestern France, is renowned for its exceptional wines. It's divided into communes like Haut-Médoc, Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Émilion, Pomerol and others. Bordeaux wines are renowned for their complexity and elegance, often showcasing a harmonious blend of rich fruit flavors from grape varieties like 'Cabernet Sauvignon', 'Merlot', and 'Cabernet Franc', balanced by subtle earthy notes. These wines are celebrated for their aging potential and their ability to pair beautifully with a wide variety of cuisines.
Grape varieties and wine styles
Bordeaux produces mostly red wines, made from ‘Merlot’, ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ and ‘Cabernet Franc’ grape varieties. ‘Merlot’ is the most planned grape variety and it is dominant on the right bank (territory above Dordogne River) of the region and often blended with ‘Cabernet Franc’. Generally, wines from here are vibrant and fruity with violet, plum and earthy notes underlined by soft and ripe tannins and fresh acidity.
Wines from the left bank (territory below Garonne River) based on ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ and reflect aromas of ripe black fruits and blackcurrant, touch of mint and pencil lead, have fuller body and stronger tannins than wines from the left bank.
There are also some white wines made from 'Sauvignon Blanc' and 'Sémillon'. These white grapes are also used in Sauternes production – the most famous sweet wine in the world. 'Château de Fargues' and 'Château du Levant' are classic representatives.
Bordeaux Classifications
Bordeaux wines are often classified by their quality and characteristics. The classification status is assigned to producer or château. One of examples is the '1855 Haut-Médoc Classification' which consists of 61 châteaux. The best examples in term of 'price-quality' are 'Château Ferrière', 'Château Batailley' and 'Château Talbot'. The best wines called Premier Grand Cru Classe are produced only by five Châteaux: 'Haut-Brion', 'Margaux', 'Latour', 'Mouton Rothschild' and 'Lafite Rothschild'. Pessac-Leognan, Saint-Émilion, 'Sauternes communes also have their classifications.
The region has a maritime climate with high annual rainfall which makes winegrowing here the most difficult in the world. That’s why vintages could be dramatically different in characteristics of ripeness, acidity and tannins.