What are the mains Bordeaux vineyard appellation ?
There is more than 30 different appellations in the Bordeaux vineyard.
An appellation is related to a geographic part : the name of a village (St Emilion, Margaux, Sauternes ...) or the name of an area (Medoc, Entre 2 mers, cotes de Blaye ...).
The vineyard is separated in the middle by the Gironde river.
We call the
right bank the right side of this river and the the
left bank the left side.
On the
Right bank : St Emilion, Pomerol, Blaye, Fronsac ...
On the
Left Bank you find : Medoc, Graves, Sauternes ....
The Gironde river splits in 2 others rivers, the Dordogne & the Garonne and in the middle of these it is the "Entre 2 mers" appellation.
Have a look on the
Bordeaux vineyard map
Medoc :
The Medoc is a long wide band situated on the left bank. Most of the production is
red wine & the mains appellations are :
-Margaux
-Pauillac
-St Estephe
-St Julien
-Listrac
-Moulis
Graves :The Grave is a small appellation close Bordeaux. They produce both
red & white wines.
The most famous appellation is the Pessac Leognan.
Sauternes :The Sauternes production is
sweet white wine. It is a very small appellation but very famous.
Entre 2 mers :
This appellation is less known but they product very special
dry white wine which goes very well with fish & sea food.
St Emilion :The village and the vineyard are listed as human world heritage by the UNESCO. The production is mainly
red wine. Situated close the Dordogne valley, the landscape is made of plateau and small hill.
Pomerol :
Close St Emilion there is the Pomerol appellation. The production is
red wine made with more than
90% of Merlot.
May be the smallest vineyard but one of the most famous with it Star "Petrus".
Note that we don't say Chateau" we just say Petrus !
Arround St Emilion
Puisseguin, Montagne, Lalande de Pomerol, Fronsac, Lussac ....
Arround Blaye
Cote de Blaye, Cote de Bourg
