Bordeaux wine

The Bordeaux region is home to one of the most prestigious wines in the world - the Bordeaux Wine. Both red and white wines are made in Bordeaux. Red Bordeaux is called claret in the UK.

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Bordeaux - Wine - Red - White wine - Claret - UK

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Red Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes and may be made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Malbec. White Bordeaux is made from Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, and Muscadelle.

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Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc - Merlot - Petit Verdot - Malbec - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon - Muscadelle

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The Bordeaux wine region is divided into subregions including Saint-Émilion, Pomerol, Médoc, and Graves. The area's five 'premier cru' (first growth) red wines (four from Médoc and one, Chateau Haut-Brion, from Graves), established by the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 are among the most sought after and expensive wines in the world:

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Wine region - Saint-Émilion - Pomerol - Médoc - Graves - First growth - Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855

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• Château Lafite-Rothschild
• Château Margaux
• Château Latour
• Château Haut-Brion
• Château Mouton-Rothschild (added in 1973)

Sauternes is a subregion of Graves famous for its intensely sweet, white, dessert wines such as Chateau d'Yquem.

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Sauternes - Dessert wine - Chateau d'Yquem

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