Red Bordeaux
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Red Bordeaux is one of France's most storied wine categories, spanning the Left Bank's Médoc peninsula and Graves to the Right Bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Fronsac. Cabernet Sauvignon dominates on the gravelly Left Bank soils of Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, and Saint-Julien, while Merlot prevails on the clay-rich Right Bank. Châteaux Lafite Rothschild, Mouton Rothschild, Margaux, Haut-Brion, Latour, Lynch Bages, and Léoville Las Cases represent the appellation's most celebrated estates, though the region produces wines at every tier. Anseillan, the second label of Lafite Rothschild, offers structured Pauillac character at an accessible level, while Château Gloria and Château Phélan-Ségur represent the serious cru bourgeois tier of Saint-Julien and Saint-Estèphe respectively. Entry-level Bordeaux blends sit alongside single-appellation bottlings from Fronsac and Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, covering the full spectrum from early-drinking to age-worthy vintages spanning 2006 through 2019.
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Red Bordeaux is one of France's most storied wine categories, spanning the Left Bank's Médoc peninsula and Graves to the Right Bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Fronsac. Cabernet Sauvignon dominates on the gravelly Left Bank soils of Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, and Saint-Julien, while Merlot prevails on the clay-rich Right Bank. Châteaux Lafite Rothschild, Mouton Rothschild, Margaux, Haut-Brion, Latour, Lynch Bages, and Léoville Las Cases represent the appellation's most celebrated estates, though the region produces wines at every tier. Anseillan, the second label of Lafite Rothschild, offers structured Pauillac character at an accessible level, while Château Gloria and Château Phélan-Ségur represent the serious cru bourgeois tier of Saint-Julien and Saint-Estèphe respectively. Entry-level Bordeaux blends sit alongside single-appellation bottlings from Fronsac and Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, covering the full spectrum from early-drinking to age-worthy vintages spanning 2006 through 2019.
