Region: Bordeaux
Bordeaux is one of the most famous wine regions in the world. For centuries, Bordeaux has produced some of the best and most expensive wines in the world.
Bordeaux is often divided into left bank wines (Médoc) and right bank wines (Libournais). The majority of wines are red wines being made from a blend of several grapes. For the left bank, the wines are made from mostly Cabernet Sauvignon and a smaller percentage of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, right bank wines are mostly dominated by Merlot with smaller percentages of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
In 1855, a classification of the Médoc wines took place which has remained unchanged up till today (apart from 1 change in 1973). It divides the wines into 5 classes. The best class is 1er Grand Cru (or "First growth'), then goes down to 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Grand Cru. Something to note is that it does not actually classify the individual wines or the vineyards, but rather the Château's, or owners of the vineyards. Even if a Château buys a vineyards that was previously not classified, they can still make a classified Grand Cru from that vineyard.
Despite the fact that the classification happened a long time ago and that many vineyards have changed ownership since, it is still fairly accurate. Some Château's do not exist any more and some produce wines that are not worth their classification. But only a few Château's that were not in the classification of 1855 now actually deserve to be in there.
The left-bank wines were not part of this classification. Instead, St. Emilion has created its own classification, which is being revised on a regular basis. Some of the best left bank wines are from Pomerol. Pomerol does not have a classification. The most expensive wine of Pomerol (Pétrus) just mentions "Grand vin" (great wine) on its label. So it is hard to judge the quality of a Pomerol wine from the label, but usually the price tag is a pretty good indication.
Besides the red wines, the Sauternes region is famous for it's sweet white wines. They tend to be very rich in flavor thanks to the "noble rot" (Botrytis) of the grapes, mostly Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc.
Unfortunately, the quality image of Bordeaux is only true for a relatively small percentage of the wines that Bordeaux is producing nowadays. Many of the normal Bordeaux wines have a hard time competing with with low cost wines from other regions.
| Château Mouton Rothschild | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château d'Yquem | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Haut-Brion | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Lafite Rothschild | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Latour | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Margaux | 3 wines out of 3 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Lynch-Bages | 4 wines out of 4 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Cos d'Estournel | 3 wines out of 3 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Léoville Las Cases | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Cheval Blanc | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Ducru-Beaucaillou | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Léoville Barton | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Palmer | 6 wines out of 8 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Pontet-Canet | 3 wines out of 3 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Montrose | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château La Mission Haut-Brion | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Rieussec | 5 wines out of 5 are from Bordeaux |
| Pétrus | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Sociando-Mallet | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Léoville Poyferré | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Talbot | 3 wines out of 3 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Pichon | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Beychevelle | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Pape Clément | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Calon-Ségur | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Giscours | 4 wines out of 4 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Lagrange | 6 wines out of 6 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Suduiraut | 6 wines out of 6 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Figeac | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Troplong Mondot | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Haut-Bailly | 3 wines out of 3 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Gloria | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru) | 3 wines out of 3 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Duhart-Milon | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Guiraud | 3 wines out of 3 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Chasse-Spleen | 3 wines out of 3 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Rausan-Ségla (Rauzan-Ségla) | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Climens | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château La Lagune | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Poujeaux | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château La Conseillante | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château d'Issan | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Cantemerle | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Ausone | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Coutet | 4 wines out of 4 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Smith Haut Lafitte | 4 wines out of 4 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Angélus | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Gruaud Larose | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château L'Evangile | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château d'Armailhac | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Les Forts de Latour | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Pavie | 3 wines out of 3 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Prieuré-Lichine | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château de Fieuzal | 4 wines out of 4 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Carbonnieux | 3 wines out of 3 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Lascombes | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Les Ormes de Pez | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Clerc Milon | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Haut-Marbuzet | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Vieux Château Certan | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Phélan Ségur | 3 wines out of 3 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Clinet | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château de By | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Potensac | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Canon-la-Gaffelière | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Domaine de Chevalier | 4 wines out of 4 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Lafon-Rochet | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Haut-Batailley | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Pichon-Longueville Baron | 3 wines out of 3 are from Bordeaux |
| Clos du Marquis | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Lafleur | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Malescot St. Exupery | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Brane-Cantenac | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Meyney | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Malartic-Lagravière | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château Peyrabon | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
| Château de Sales | 1 wine out of 1 are from Bordeaux |
| Carruades de Lafite | 2 wines out of 2 are from Bordeaux |
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