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Learn about Bordeaux Wines
Bordeaux is without doubt the most important, certainly the most often imitated, wine region in the world. These famous wines range from some of the costliest, most prominent wines of the world to common everyday wines that sell within the $10 range.
Red Bordeaux is made out of five accepte varieties and even these are among the most planted grapes found anywhere in the world. The 3 foremost grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Malbec, a blending variety in Bordeaux, is most renowned as “the grape” of Argentina.
White Bordeaux, no where near as recognized as the red, is produced from three permitted varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle. Usually, the blend is 2/3 Sauvignon Blanc and 1/3 Semillon, with some infrequent use of Muscadelle.
Bordeaux is split into 3 major subregions – Graves, the Médoc, and also the “Right Bank”.
The Gironde estuary, formed through the convergence of the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers, divides the Médoc peninsula from the mainland of France. The Médoc holds the appellations of Pauillac, St. Estephe, St. Julien and Margaux. Those appellations form a part of the Haut-Médoc, known as the most prestigious part of the Médoc. The Médoc features Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot and the other grapes usually playing a supporting role.
South of the Gironde, west of the Garonne, lies Graves, home to the Pessac-Leognan appellation and Chateau Haut-Brion. Much like the Médoc, the wines of the Graves traditionally feature Cabernet Sauvignon.
On the east of the Gironde and the Dordogne are the “Right Bank” appellations, most notoriously St. Emilion and Pomerol. This comprises the largest part of Bordeaux, and these wines usually feature Merlot, with Cabernet Franc being the principal support grape.
In 1855, the wines of the Médoc and the Graves were rated by the most important wine merchants of the time. 61 modern Chateaux are featured in the so-called “1855 Classification,” the Grandes Crus, the premium wines of their day and sometimes, ours. The 61 Chateaux were divided into five groups, known in English as “Growths”.
The First Growths, the best of the best, were initially limited to four wines – Chateau Latour, Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Chateau Margaux, and Chateau Haut-Brion. In the only modification to the classification not directly the result of mergers or by properties being divided, Chateau Mouton-Rothschild was elevated from 2nd Growth to 1st Growth status in 1973. Of the First Growths, 3 are from Pauillac (Lafite, Latour and Mouton), one is from Margaux (fittingly, Chateau Margaux) and one is from Pessac-Leognan (Haut Brion).
Belonging to the Right Bank, Chateau Ausone and Chateau Cheval-Blanc (St. Emilion) and Chateau Petrus (Pomerol) are attributed with status equal to the First Growths, although the wines of the Right Bank weren’t included into the 1855 Classification.
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