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November to ensure that the grapes are picked at their optimal points. The wine is then fermented in small oak barrels, further adding to the cost. Even with half bottles of the First Growths priced at several hundred dollars, these wines still have difficulties turning a profit and in the mid 20th century a string of bad vintages drove many growers in the region out of business.
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Cabernet Franc grapes. There is only a small amount of white wine made from Ugni blanc and
Colombard grapes. There are around 200 Chateaux producers in the appellation including Chateau Bujan, Chateau Roc de Cambes, Chateau Nodoz, Chateau Fougas Maldoror, Chateau Falfas, Chateau Civrac, Chateau Tayac, Macay, Chateau Rousette, Chateau Haut Maco, Chateau Guiraud.
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483:(upper Médoc). This region is some 45 km long, by 10 km wide. The total area under vines is around 4800 hectares, producing 22 million litres of wine a year. Six villages have their own appellations: Margaux, St-Julien, Pauillac, St-Estèphe, Listrac and Moulis. The remainder is classified simply as
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Supérieur, Bordeaux Sec, Bordeaux
Moelleux, Bordeaux Clairet, Crémant-de-Bordeaux, Bordeaux Rosé and Vin de Pays de l'Atlantique. Where these appellations are used for wines which would otherwise be entitled to use a more specific appellation, they are generally used for wines of lower quality made by a
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Although both red and white wine is produced in Entre-Deux-Mers, only the dry white carries the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) "Entre-Deux-Mers". The Entre-deux-mers appellation allows only dry white wine. The appellation is one of the largest in the
Bordeaux region and is situated between the
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Pauillac and Margaux, the wine region of St-Julien has the smallest wine production of the four major regions in the Médoc. The region is divided into essentially two areas – the riverside estates around the village of St.Julien and the southern estates around the village of Beychevelle where
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Production costs for this area's botrytized wines are comparatively high. The evaporation and fungus produce low yields, five to six times less than in other
Bordeaux regions. The grapes are normally harvested individually from the bunch with pickers going through the vineyards several times between
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washed ashore from the
Gironde. This soil type drains slowly and gives St-Estèphe estates an advantage during dry summers. The wines produced here tend to have more acidity than other red Bordeaux and with less perfume. While Cabernet Sauvignon is still the dominant grape, this sub-region has more
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is intermediate between red and rosé wine, and is made from the same grapes as
Bordeaux Rosé but undergoes a longer maceration (between 24 and 48 hours). Production is around 5 million litres from 925 hectares of vines. Note that, although the description 'clairet' may be derived from the English
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There are eight AOCs ( Appellations d'origine contrôlée) that cover the entire department of
Gironde. Any producer within the region is entitled to use these appellations, whether or not they are also entitled to use a more specific regional appellation. These appellations are: Bordeaux, Bordeaux
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Historians date the first vineyards from the 2nd century AD, when the Romans planted the first “Vitis
Biturica”. The appellation has a range of gravel, alluvium, clay and limestone soils. The wine from Côtes-de-Bourg is mostly red made from a combination of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and
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The region spans the left bank of the Gironde from the mouth of the river to the city of Bordeaux and includes the four famous communes of St-Estephe, Pauillac, St. Julien and Margaux. It is about 60 km north to south, and about 10 km wide, with around 10,600 hectares under vines and a
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covers both red and white wines, and the grapes used are the same, but permitted yields are slightly lower, minimum alcohol content is slightly higher and slightly longer aging is required. The amount of red wine produced under this appellation (around 45 million litres, from 10,000 hectares of
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This includes the area between St. Julien and Margaux. This area is home to many Crus Bourgeois. Within the Central Medoc there are the appellations Listrac-MĂ©doc and Moulis-en-MĂ©doc. Within Moulis, some wines estates near the village of Grand Poujeaux have added that name to their labels. The
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North of Libournais, this area sits on the Right Bank of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers and is one of the oldest wine producing regions in Bordeaux, exporting wine long before the MĂ©doc was even planted. Merlot is the main grape of the area followed by Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and
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is the second leading grape and helps to contribute to the dark, deep coloring that is typical of Pomerol wines. Due to the reduced tannins found in these wines, they can typically be drunk much younger than other red Bordeaux. The chateaux in the area are not classified, with the winemakers
458:. This region is some 34 km long, by 10 km wide, stretching from the mouth of the Gironde to St-Estèphe, and includes some 5800 hectares of vines, producing around 28.5 million litres of wine annually. Although the region does not have any classified growths, there are a number of
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during their occupation of the area. Up until the early 20th century the area was known mostly for its white wine production. This area within Libournais doesn't have a distinct city center with several villages spread across an area about the same size as St.-Julien. The area overall has
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deposits that can still be found in the soil of some of the top wine making estates. While Château Haut-Brion was included in the 1855 classification of the Médoc, the Graves appellation itself was classified in 1953 for its red wine producers. White wine were included in an updated 1959
691:. It is the most southerly of MĂ©doc's appellations. This region has the thinnest soil in the region with the highest proportion of gravel that allows the soil to drain very well. The wines from this area are very susceptible to weather effects during the growing season and harvest.
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The area received appellation status in 1987 and produces both red and white wines. All of the estates named in the 1959 Graves classification are located in this appellation. Cabernet Sauvignon is the dominant grape variety, followed by Merlot and the white wine grapes
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is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. As is usual for Rosé, the grape skins are briefly left in contact with the must, but are removed prior to fermentation. This appellation covers around 4725 hectares of vines and 17 million litres of wine.
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There are a number of classifications of Bordeaux wines, covering different regions. None of these attempts to be a comprehensive classification of all the producers within a given area: rather, only the producers (universally known as
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will usually include the region on the front if all the grapes have been harvested in a specific region and the wine otherwise complies with the AOC requirements. There are about 50 AOCs applicable to the Bordeaux region.
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located in the soft clay soil of the MĂ©doc. As Merlot favors the clay more than Cabernet Sauvignon, the wines from this region tend to resemble the right bank style of St.-Emilion more than other left bank wines.
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from the same grapes as white Bordeaux if white and the same grapes as red Bordeaux if rosé. The great majority is white, accounting for around 900,000 litres of production, as opposed to 20,000 litres of rosé.
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gravel-based soil that is typical of Bordeaux, with western and southern sections having more sandy soil while the northern and eastern sections toward St.-Émilion have more clay composition.
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St-Julien has the highest proportion of classified estates of all the regions in Bordeaux. These eleven classed growths account for nearly 80 percent of the entire region's wine production.
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of Graves, and (in a separate list) sweet white wine producers from Sauternes (including Barsac). Estates in the MĂ©doc which were not classified in that listing may be classified under the
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have a warming influence on the climate which, coupled with the south-easterly exposure of most vineyards, helps to fully ripen the Cabernet Sauvignon vines in this area.
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The area just south of Margaux is called Southern MĂ©doc with wines produced in this area using the Haut-MĂ©doc designation. This area includes the classified growths of
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The wine region of Saint-Émilion centres on the commune of the same name. There are several villages around the region that share the Saint-Émilion name, such as
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was introduced in 2006, as a complement to the existing range of Bordeaux appellations, and covers grape varieties not permitted in classic Bordeaux, notably
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The wines of Pomerol have a high composition of Merlot in their blends and are considered the gentlest and least tannic and acidic of Bordeaux wines.
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literally means between two seas. The term is both a geographical wine area within the Bordeaux region and also separately is a single appellation.
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river produces mist that descends upon the area and persists until after dawn. These conditions are conducive to the growth of the fungus which
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are allowed to be labeled either with the commune name or with Sauternes. The intense sweetness is the result of the grapes being affected by
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rivers, which combine to form the Gironde. This region contains several less well known sweet wine areas of Cadillac and St. Croix de Mont.
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was produced. Although this purports to classify the whole of Graves, it exclusively lists châteaux in Pessac-Léognan. In 1954, a separate
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of 30m. Vineyards in Pauillac are not as fragmented as most of the MĂ©doc, with entire slopes and plateaus belonging to a single estate.
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Both red and white Bordeaux wines are almost invariably blended. The permissible grape varieties in red Bordeaux are:
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The Entre-deux-mers geographical wine area is responsible for three quarters of the red wine sold under the generic
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the grape and concentrates the sugars inside. The three main grapes of this area are SĂ©millon, Sauvignon blanc and
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1866:(3rd ed.). New York: Websters International Publishers and Octopus Publishing Group. p. 48.
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The Château Latour tower in Pauillac is featured on every bottle of this First Growth wine.
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production of about 50 million litres per year. All the wine made here is red.
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Bordeaux wine regions of Gironde department and its appellations
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There are various sub-regions within the Haut-MĂ©doc, including
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454:(lower MĂ©doc), but is now simply (but confusingly) labeled as
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the areas Cru Bourgeois are also grouped. The waters of the
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or co-operative. Many of Bordeaux's supermarket brands like
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planting of Merlot than any other area in the Haut-MĂ©doc.
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Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB)
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St-Estèphe has five classified estates and numerous
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1239:A white Bordeaux from the Entre-Deux-Mers region
1156:The Garonne and Dordogne rivers meet near Bourg.
1050:The area of Pomerol was first cultivated by the
620:Just to the west of St-Julien is the village of
573:The area of Pauillac contains three of the five
374:forest land that have a tempering effect on the
64:The Bordeaux region is naturally divided by the
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224:Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855
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766:The Graves is considered the birthplace of
862:. The white wines of this area are barrel
1605:"A Guide to the Appellations of Bordeaux"
1492:"A Guide to the Appellations of Bordeaux"
68:into a Left Bank area which includes the
2189:pg 111 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
2169:pg 108 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
2146:pg 106 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
2123:pg 104 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
2103:pg 102 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
2080:pg 100 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
2055:Jancis Robinson Oxford Companion to Wine
2209:pg 82 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
1989:pg 98 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
1969:pg 97 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
1949:pg 96 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
1926:pg 94 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
1883:pg 92 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
1842:pg 90 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
1799:pg 88 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
1740:pg 86 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005
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1105:the wines have a good aging potential.
242:was set up for this Right Bank region.
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795:Graves AOC / Graves Supérieures AOC
240:classification of Saint-Émilion wine
2032:pg 194 Global Book Publishing 2006
1906:pg 188 Global Book Publishing 2006
1864:Oz Clarke's New Essential Wine Book
1373:Oz Clarke's New Essential Wine Book
1358:Oz Clarke's New Essential Wine Book
1316:CĂ´tes-de-Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire AOC
84:. The MĂ©doc is itself divided into
53:and covering the whole area of the
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1132:. Below the Premiers crus are the
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1389:pg 67–68 Dorling Kindersley 2005
1387:"The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia"
558:of the MĂ©doc with the estates of
2255:Map of The Bordeaux Wine Regions
1311:Entre-Deux-Mers Haut-Benauge AOC
1265:The Entre-Deux-Mers appellations
2009:pg 134 Workman Publishing 2001
1819:pg 133 Workman Publishing 2001
1375:(3rd ed.). pp. 35–36.
1281:Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOC
992:Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion AOC
577:estates of Bordeaux. These are
143:Appellation d'origine contrôlée
2030:The Encyclopedic Atlas of Wine
1904:The Encyclopedic Atlas of Wine
1407:"Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur"
1122:Premiers Grands Crus Classés B
1110:Premiers Grands Crus Classés A
846:with sediments from different
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2205:H. Johnson & J. Robinson
2185:H. Johnson & J. Robinson
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2119:H. Johnson & J. Robinson
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1985:H. Johnson & J. Robinson
1965:H. Johnson & J. Robinson
1945:H. Johnson & J. Robinson
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1879:H. Johnson & J. Robinson
1838:H. Johnson & J. Robinson
1795:H. Johnson & J. Robinson
1736:H. Johnson & J. Robinson
1674:"Vin de Pays de l'Atlantique"
1452:pgs 42–43 Firefly Books 2004
832:Château La Mission Haut-Brion
236:Classification of Graves wine
1497:. p. 23. Archived from
1002:Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion AOC
526:who produce wine as various
278:Red wine produced under the
27:Wine growing areas in France
2250:Académie du vin de Bordeaux
1638:Collins Gem Wine Dictionary
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1360:(3rd ed.). p. 33.
1112:, which currently includes
982:Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC
971:The Libournais appellations
643:Vineyard of Moulis-en-MĂ©doc
352:Vin de Pays de l'Atlantique
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587:Château Mouton Rothschild
579:Château Lafite-Rothschild
560:Château Mouton Rothschild
1338:History of Bordeaux wine
1301:Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOC
1099:St-Georges-Saint-Émilion
1062:, known in this area as
997:Lussac-Saint-Émilion AOC
325:wine produced under the
47:wine regions of Bordeaux
2207:The World Atlas of Wine
2187:The World Atlas of Wine
2167:The World Atlas of Wine
2144:The World Atlas of Wine
2121:The World Atlas of Wine
2101:The World Atlas of Wine
2078:The World Atlas of Wine
1987:The World Atlas of Wine
1967:The World Atlas of Wine
1947:The World Atlas of Wine
1924:The World Atlas of Wine
1881:The World Atlas of Wine
1840:The World Atlas of Wine
1797:The World Atlas of Wine
1738:The World Atlas of Wine
1321:Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux AOC
790:The Graves appellations
340:Crémant-de-Bordeaux AOC
1778:Johnson, Hugh (1994).
1523:Johnson, Hugh (2009).
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