from Bordeaux is probably the most well-know wine region in France. Bordeaux counts for one third of the good quality french wine (AOC, crus bourgeois, crus classes). Bordeaux has about 7,000 chateaux !
Grapes in Bordeaux:
Merlot (50% of Bordeaux wines)
Cabernet-Sauvignon (26%)
Cabernet-Franc (10%)
Semillon (8%)
Sauvignon (4%)
Type of Wine:
Full-body red wine (pomerol)
Medium-body red wine (bordeaux aoc)
Dry white wine (entre deux mers)
Sweet white wine (barsac and sauternes)
Bordeaux wine and food
Red Bordeaux is excellent with beef, lamb, grilled veal, game such as pheasant, poultry such as grilled turkey. Recommended cheese for this wine – Camembert, Brie and Roquefort.
Dry whites are perfect in an aperitif and go very well with sea-food and chicken.
Sweet wines are generally served with a desert. Connoisseurs appreciate the Sauternes as an aperitif or with foie gras.
Wines from Bordeaux
Medoc
Haut Medoc
Margaux Pauillac
Saint Estephe
Saint Julien
Listrac Moulis
Saint Emilion
Cotes de Castillon
Cotes de Francs
Pomerol
Fronsac
Cotes de Bourg
Graves
Pessac Leognan
Barsac
Sauternes
Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux
Bordeaux aoc/superieur
Entre deux mers
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