Appellations of Bordeaux

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...

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...

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...

Canon Fronsac AOC

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

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Graves de Vayres AOC

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 internatio...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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....

Saint-Estèphe AOC

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

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...

Saint-Julien AOC

World class appellation for Cabernet based wines.

Sauternes AOC

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