Le Bordeaux vineyard extends over a large part of the Gironde department at altitudes between 15 and 120 m on the hillsides and alluvial terraces that border the Gironde estuary, the banks of the Garonne and the Dordogne.

The area of ​​the Bordeaux vineyard

  • More than 110 hectares of vines spread over around fifty appellations.

The wine regions

There are six wine regions:

  • The Médoc region,
  • The Blayais-Bourgeais region,
  • The Graves and Pessac-Léognan region,
  • The region of Cérons, Barsac and Sauternes,
  • The Entre-Deux-Mers region
  • The Libournais region with Saint-Émilion, Pomerol, Fronsac,
  • Castillon-la-Bataille and the Côtes-de-Francs.

The grape varieties

For the reds:

For the whites:

  • Semillon (53%)
  • Sauvignon (38%)
  • Muscadelle (6%)
  • colombard
  • white ugni

Climate

Oceanic type climate but the presence of pine forests along the coast and large bodies of water provide a microclimate favorable to the cultivation of vines. Temperature variations are lower but winters can sometimes be harsh. The summers are hot and sunny but sometimes stormy, the autumns are warm and mild.

Bordeaux appellations

Between Garonne and Dordogne

9 NAMES

  • Bordeaux Haut-Benauge
  • Between two seas
  • Haut-Benauge
  • Cadillac-cotes-de-bordeaux
  • Cotes-de-bordeaux-saint-macaire
  • Graves-de-Vayres
  • Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux
  • First-ribs-of-bordeaux
  • Cotes-de-Bordeaux

The Graves region

3 NAMES

  • Pessac-Leognan
  • Graves
  • Superior bass

The Blayais and the Bourgeais

4 NAMES

  • Blaye
  • Cotes de Blaye
  • Blaye-Côtes-de-Bordeaux
  • Cotes-de-bourg

The Libournais

12 NAMES

  • Saint-Emilion grand cru
  • Castillon-Côtes-de-Bordeaux
  • Francs-Côtes-de-Bordeaux
  • Canon Fronsac
  • Fronsac
  • Pomerol
  • Lalande-de-Pomerol
  • Saint Emilion
  • Lussac-Saint-Emilion
  • mountain-saint-emilion
  • Puisseguin-Saint-Emilion
  • Saint-georges-saint-emilion

Medoc

8 NAMES

  • Pauillac
  • Saint Estephe
  • Saint-Julien
  • Margaux
  • Medoc
  • Haut Medoc
  • Listrac-Medoc
  • Moulis-en-Medoc

The regional appellations of Bordeaux

6 NAMES

  • crémant-de-bordeaux
  • Bordeaux
  • Claret burgundy
  • Burgundy white
  • Rosy burgundy
  • Higher bordeaux

Appellations of sweet white wines

6 NAMES

  • Cadillac
  • Loupiac
  • Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
  • Cerons
  • Barsac
  • Sauternes

Bordeaux appellations

  • AOC Bordeaux: variety of red wines, dry white wines, light rosé wines, more concentrated rosé wines (clairet), sparkling white and rosé wines produced according to the traditional method (AOC Crémant de Bordeaux)
  • Médoc and Haut Médoc: powerful and tannic red wines (blends with a majority of Cabernet Sauvignon)
  • Right bank: fine, supple and complex red wines (blends with a majority of Merlot)
  • Graves: red wines, dry white wines
  • Sauternes: sweet white wines whose grapes have been affected by noble rot
  • Entre-deux-Mers: dry and fresh white wines

One of the particularities of Bordeaux red, white and rosé wines is that they are very often made from a blend of two to five grape varieties with complementary qualities. In red, Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon and Merlot are the main varieties, with Petit Verdot and Malbec sometimes as a complement. For the whites, the essential grape variety is Sémillon, complemented above all by Sauvignon, sometimes by Muscadelle or Colombard.

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    photo Audrey Chaillet
    Audrey Chaillet

    Audrey Chaillet is the founder of EtOH, a WSET graduate and author of numerous articles on wines and spirits and contributed significantly to the creation of the geoVINUM cartographic database.

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