Wine Region - Bordeaux

 

As early as 48AD, the Romans were cultivating vineyards to produce Bordeaux wine.  Beginning in the 1200’s, Bordeaux wine increased in popularity and began to be exported.  Early on, Bordeaux wines were best known for a high quality white Bordeaux wine production, but in recent years nearly all of the facilities have been converted to producing red Bordeaux wines.  

 

 

There are four different classifications for the Bordeaux wine region.  Bordeaux Wine Official Classification (1855) covers the red Bordeaux wines of Médoc and the wines of Sauternes-Barsac and ranks wines according to price, classing first growth Bordeaux wines as among the most expensive in the world.  Official Classification of St.-Émilion (1955) classifies Bordeaux wines into three categories, Premier Grand Cru Classe A being the highest.  Other Bordeaux wine classification systems include the 1959 Official Classification of Graves and the Cru Bourgeois Classification, which was recently annulled.

Geography

 

The Bordeaux wine region is among the best in the world for vine growing conditions.  A limestone foundation and soil rich in calcium make a perfect base for the cultivation of Bordeaux wine grapes.  Wineries in the Bordeaux wine region seek to produce terroir specific wines that take advantage of these ideal conditions to produce high quality red Bordeaux wines.

 

 

 

 

Popular varietals planted in the Bordeaux wine region include Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Carmenere.

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