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Bordeaux

Extending for approximately ninety kilometres around the southwestern French city of Bordeaux, the wine region of the same name is perhaps the world's most renowned and revered. Principally a region of reds, the traditional Bordeaux blend is a much imitated, rarely matched assemblage of predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.

Bordeaux

Key Facts about Bordeaux

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Appellations of Bordeaux



Read more about Barsac

Barsac AOC

Barsac is a key appellation in Bordeaux's small but legendary sweet wine scene. Although often overshadowed by the global fame of neighbouring Saut...

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Bordeaux AOC

The generic, regional level appellation Bordeaux AOC, can be used for both red and white wines produced in the Bordeaux region of France. Since the...

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Read more about Cadillac

Cadillac AOC

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...

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Read more about Canon Fronsac

Canon Fronsac AOC

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

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Read more about Cérons

Cérons AOC

Established in 1936, Cérons is a French wine appellation in the Bordeaux region, around thirty kilometres southeast of the city. The label is rese...

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1 wine
Read more about Côtes de Bordeaux

Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

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 wa...

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16 wines
Read more about Côtes de Bourg

Côtes de Bourg AOC

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 dominate...

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Read more about Entre-Deux-Mers

Entre-Deux-Mers AOC

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 ...

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2 wines
Read more about Fronsac

Fronsac AOC

Fronsac AOC is a red wine appellation in the Bordeaux region of France. Somewhat overshadowed by the internationally acclaimed Châteaux of Saint-Ã...

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10 wines
Read more about Graves

Graves AOC

Graves AOC is a district level wine appellation in the Bordeaux region of France. Named for the gravelly alluvial soil which characterises its terr...

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Read more about Graves de Vayres

Graves de Vayres AOC

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Read more about Haut-Médoc

Haut-Médoc AOC

Somewhat confusingly given the literal translation of its name, Haut-Médoc refers to the southern part of the greater Médoc peninsula - a viticul...

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37 wines
Read more about Lalande-de-Pomerol

Lalande-de-Pomerol AOC

Located just to the north of of the prestigious Pomerol appellation, the larger Lalande-de-Pomerol offers good value red blends produced from Merlo...

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29 wines
Read more about Listrac-Médoc

Listrac-Médoc AOC

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 t...

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2 wines
Read more about Lussac-Saint-Émilion

Lussac-Saint-Émilion AOC

Lussac-Saint-Émilion AOC - the northernmost of the four so called Saint-Émilion satellites - is an appellation for red wines in the Bordeaux regi...

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11 wines
Read more about Margaux

Margaux AOC

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 ...

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29 wines
Read more about Médoc

Médoc AOC

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 ...

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38 wines
Read more about Montagne-Saint-Émilion

Montagne-Saint-Émilion AOC

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 t...

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4 wines
Read more about Moulis-en-Médoc

Moulis-en-Médoc AOC

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 a...

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4 wines
Read more about Pauillac

Pauillac AOC

Home to three of the five Premier Cru estates of the Médoc, Pauillac AOC ranks amongst the world’s most prestigious appellations. Its interna...

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25 wines
Read more about Pessac-Léognan

Pessac-Léognan AOC

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 ...

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34 wines
Read more about Pomerol

Pomerol AOC

Pomerol is a red wine appellation in the Bordeaux region of France. Distinguished from neighbouring Saint-Émilion in 1923, it gained AOC status...

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39 wines
Read more about Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion

Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion AOC

One of four Saint-Émilion satellites located northeast of the town, Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion AOC is an appellation for red wines in the Bordeaux ...

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2 wines
Read more about Saint-Émilion

Saint-Émilion AOC

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....

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Read more about Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Estèphe AOC

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

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20 wines
Read more about Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion

Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion AOC

The charming village of Saint-Georges, in the Libournais sub-zone of Bordeaux, gives its name to the smallest of the Saint-Émilion satellite appel...

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Read more about Saint-Julien

Saint-Julien AOC

World class appellation for Cabernet based wines.

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13 wines
Read more about Sauternes

Sauternes AOC

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

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15 wines