Bordeaux Wines

Grand crus classés, crus bourgeois and petits châteaux, left bank and right bank: our selection of Bordeaux wines.
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Bordeaux Wines: The Essentials

The Bordeaux wine region is divided between the left bank of the Garonne and Gironde estuaries (Médoc, Graves, Pessac-Léognan), where Cabernet Sauvignon is the dominant grape, and the right bank of the Dordogne (Saint-Émilion, Pomerol, Fronsac, Côtes de Bordeaux), the land of Merlot. Several classifications distinguish its crus: the 1855 classification for Médoc, the Graves classification, and the Saint-Émilion classification.

See also: Saint-Émilion · Pauillac · Margaux · Saint-Julien · Saint-Estèphe · Pessac-Léognan

What grape varieties are grown in Bordeaux?

For reds, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc, complemented by Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Carmenère. For whites, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, and Muscadelle.

What is the 1855 classification?

Established for the Paris Universal Exhibition, it classifies Médoc châteaux and Haut-Brion in the Graves into five categories, from first to fifth Grand Cru Classé. Its first growths are Lafite Rothschild, Latour, Margaux, Haut-Brion, and, since 1973, Mouton Rothschild.

What dishes should Bordeaux red wine be served with?

Lamb, rib of beef, duck breast, game, and pressed-curd cheeses. Fine young wines benefit from being decanted; older vintages should be handled more delicately, without spending a long time in the decanter.