Bordeaux is located in the southwest of France, in the Garonne River, Dordogne River and Gironde Valley. This area is vast, with 85 miles from east to west and more than 7 miles from north to south. It has nearly 11, hectares of vineyards and an average annual wine production of about 5 million bottles.
Bordeaux is recognized as the world's largest wine producing area because of its vast land and rich soil, complete grape varieties. There are full-bodied red wines, white wines with spicy or licking taste, and rose wines, ranging from fine wines to ordinary table wines. Bordeaux, especially the red wines produced are the most elegant and delicate, and are recognized as the queen of wines in the world.
Bordeaux wines can usually be divided into two categories: wines produced in common areas and wines produced in specific vineyards. The wines produced in common areas are Bordeaux wines. However, the smaller the range of producing areas indicated on the trademark, the higher the quality. According to the AOC, the wine merchants in Bordeaux use their unique recipes to make wine, so even the wines in Bordeaux producing areas have different flavors.
The so-called wines in specific vineyards refer to those wines that are completed in specific vineyards from grape cultivation, fermentation, storage, maturity to final bottling. These wines are directly sold to wine merchants after being labeled. Because Bordeaux is used to calling vineyards "Chateau" (meaning castle), these vineyards are called "castle vineyards".
The main grape varieties used for wine-making in Bordeaux are:
Red wine varieties: Cabernet Blanc and Cabernet Blanc. Maibec, malbec, Petit Verdot, etc. White wine varieties include: Mirion, Sauvignon, Muscadelle, etc.
(1) Medoc
. The terrain is very flat, the topsoil is mostly Shale cobblestone, and the subsoil is reddish brown iron soil.
The varieties of red grapes used to produce wine are: malbec, Vedort, Mellu, Cabernet and Cabernet Marbe, etc.
The better wines come from eight regions, including Aomaiduoke Village, and are named after the village.
Saint-Esteve Village. Grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon are used as raw materials, so they are slightly astringent. However, their rich and sweet flavor can only be found
after long-term aging. The famous wines are: Ch*Lafit Rothschild (Laffert * Roche Chardburg), Ch*Latour (Laduburg), etc.
St*Julien. The grapes produced are slightly purplish red. Because the astringency and acidity control are well coordinated, the grapes produced in this area are particularly pleasing, but the output is not much and the price is relatively expensive. For example, Levoville-Las-Cases, Leoville-Poyferre, etc.
The wines produced in Margaux are very beautiful in color and ruby in color. The astringency is weak in production. Grapes with soft and delicate taste are the main ones. Because of the proper combination of astringency and sourness, the taste is mellow and delicious. This village has the regulations on the supervision of place names of origin, and all products are marked on the trademarks. For example, Ch. Margaux in Touyuan
Moulis is a wine-producing village in the upper reaches near the forest, and none of the products are recognized as high-grade wines. However, good quality is desirable.
There are many grape plantations in Maiduoke area, and their products are relatively independent. In order to control their quality, the French government classified them in 1855 and made a second classification in 1973, and the results were basically the same as those in 1855. The classification of this kind of wine is:
4 kinds of Touyuan; 15 species in the second garden; 14 species in Sanyuan; 1 species in Siyuan; There are 18 species in Wuyuan
(2) Graves
Graves region is located on the left bank of Garonne River, starting from Bordeaux and its surrounding areas in the north and reaching Sutaini City in the south, almost all over the left bank of the river.
Red wine is produced in this region, and there are also some fine wine products. The grape producing areas in this region have never been classified by the government as in Maddock region. But the more famous villages are Ch * Haut-Beurion and Pape * Clemang.
In 1855, when McDouck classified the wines, The place name C * Haut-Beurion was included in Touyuan.
(3) Sauternes
The Sutternes is located in the south of Graves and surrounded by it. * * * There are Pomies (Bomms), barsac (Bareac) and praeger (Preignac). And St*Pierre de Mons. the soil in this area is a mixture of clay and sandy soil or clay and limestone soil.
the grape varieties are pure crisp and strong in producing white wine. the most famous sweet white wine in the world is produced in the regions of saiMirion and moskater sutenis, and the main production method is very unique. wine farmers let the grapes fully mature on the trees first, and the grape leaves fall off. The over-ripe grapes are concentrated, so that not only the sugar content is sufficient, but also the "noblerot" will be formed due to the fungus. This phenomenon further increases the production of sugar in the grapes, so the sweetness remains in the grapes after fermentation, thus producing natural sweet and fragrant white wine.
barsac Village is the only plantation with AOC system in five villages in Sutainis, and the taste of the wine is not quite the same as the other four villages. The sweetness is less, but the fragrance is too much.
(4) St. Emilion
Both the region of St. Emilion and Maiddock are famous for their rich Bordeaux red wines. Maiddock uses Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon grapes as raw materials, while St. Emilion uses Mellou, malbec and pure Cabernet Sauvignon as raw materials, so the color tone is light ruby. The wine body is also well-proportioned.
(5) Pomerol
Pomerol is a small grape plantation located in the northwest of Saint-Emilion. The famous red wine produced there is dark red in color, soft and mellow, with strong endurance, and can be stored for a long time without deterioration.