Appellations of Bordeaux

Barsac is a key appellation in Bordeaux's small but legendary sweet wine scene. Although often overshadowed by the global fame of neighbouring Sauternes, it is home to some outstanding botrytis style sweet wines.

The generic, regional level appellation Bordeaux AOC, can be used for both red and white wines produced in the Bordeaux region of France. Since there are a number of prestigious enclaved appellations within this region, the wines sold under the ba...

Established in 1973, Cadillac is a French wine appellation within the region of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOC. It takes its name from the small, fortified town, thirty kilometres south of Bordeaux, and is known for the production of sweet, bot...

Canon Fronsac is a Merlot dominant red wine appellation on Bordeaux's right bank.

Established in 1936, Cérons is a French wine appellation in the Bordeaux region, around thirty kilometres southeast of the city. The label is reserved for sweet white wines and includes the communes of Illats and Podensac as well as the village f...

Côtes de Bordeaux AOC is a large appellation on the right bank of the Gironde and Dordogne in Bordeaux and covers red, white and rose wines. It was created in 2009 when amalgamating the appellations of Blaye, Cadillac, Castillon and Francs.

An appellation for wine in the area known as the right bank of the Bordeaux region, Côtes de Bourg’s four-thousand hectares of vine are dominated by dark skinned grapes. Red wines here are generally rounded, fruit driven and based around the Me...

Entre-Deux-Mers is a French wine region and appellation d’origine contrôlée in the southwest of the country. The AOC is reserved for dry white wines only, with red wines produced in the same area sold under the generic Bordeaux AOC or Bordeaux...

Fronsac AOC is a red wine appellation in the Bordeaux region of France. Somewhat overshadowed by the internationally acclaimed Châteaux of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol, the estates of Fronsac produce well-balanced, fruit-forward blends, which offer...

Graves AOC is a district level wine appellation in the Bordeaux region of France. Named for the gravelly alluvial soil which characterises its terroir, the Graves label covers both the red and dry white wines of this area. Its prestige somewhat di...

Somewhat confusingly given the literal translation of its name, Haut-Médoc refers to the southern part of the greater Médoc peninsula - a viticultural area of approximately four-thousand-six-hundred hectares on the left bank of the Gironde estua...

Located just to the north of of the prestigious Pomerol appellation, the larger Lalande-de-Pomerol offers good value red blends produced from Merlot and Cabernet Franc, as well as small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon.

Listrac-Médoc AOC is perhaps the least important of all the Médoc appellations, mainly due to its high limestone content and lack of gravels in the soils. Merlot is used frequently to soften the wines here.

Lussac-Saint-Émilion AOC - the northernmost of the four so called Saint-Émilion satellites - is an appellation for red wines in the Bordeaux region of France. Its wines are characteristically elegant and complex with a deep colour and red fruit ...

A red wine appellation in the Haut-Médoc sub-region of Bordeaux, Margaux is home to a greater number of Cru Classé estates than any other AOC on the left bank. It is also notable as the Médoc’s largest appellation with 1530 hectares under vin...

Médoc AOC is a wine appellation in the Bordeaux region of France. Whilst by definition the label can be applied to wines produced anywhere in the Médoc district, in practice it only really applies to those produced in the northern third (beyond ...

Montagne-Saint-Émilion is an appellation for red wines in the Bordeaux region of France. The label can be applied to all wines which comply with the AOCs production rules, and are produced within the commune of Montagne itself, or in the tiny ham...

The village of Moulis lends its name to this appellation for red wines in the Haut-Médoc region of Bordeaux. Established in 1938, the AOCs wines are similar in style to the classified growths of the neighbouring appellations, albeit considerably ...

Home to three of the five Premier Cru estates of the Médoc, Pauillac AOC ranks amongst the world’s most prestigious appellations. Its internationally acclaimed wines are known for their power, complexity and structure, as well as their abili...

Pessac-Léognan is one of the most respected appellations in Bordeaux. Just south of the city, it boasts sixteen chateaux that were rated as Grand Cru Classé de Graves in 1953.

Pomerol is a red wine appellation in the Bordeaux region of France. Distinguished from neighbouring Saint-Émilion in 1923, it gained AOC status thirteen years later and is now regarded as one of the region’s most prestigious labels.

One of four Saint-Émilion satellites located northeast of the town, Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion AOC is an appellation for red wines in the Bordeaux region of France. It benefits from an unparalleled south / southeastern aspect and produces wines th...

Half an hour east of the city of Bordeaux lies Saint-Émilion, the charming medieval village from which the famous wine appellation takes its name. The complex geological make-up and superb microclimate of the Saint-Émilion area delivers some of ...

Saint-Estèphe AOC is a world famous left bank Bordeaux appellation for Cabernet-Merlot wines.

The charming village of Saint-Georges, in the Libournais sub-zone of Bordeaux, gives its name to the smallest of the Saint-Émilion satellite appellations. Its wines are typically robust, powerful and deep in colour.

World class appellation for Cabernet based wines.

Sauternes is one of the world's great appellations for botrytis influenced sweet wines. Produced from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle.