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 Bordeaux Supérieur
Bordeaux Supérieur is a regional AOC (appellation d’origine contrôlée) wine from the Bordeaux region. It’s a red wine, made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc, Carmenère, Merlot rouge, Malbec, Petit Verdot.
Production sites : Entre-Deux-Mers
Côtes de Bourg
Historically the region produced robust and sober wines. More recently the wines are becoming more approachable with the introduction of new wine producers using more fruit driven vinification techniques. Red Côtes de Bourg are garnet in colour and are predominantly based on the Merlot grape, blended with smaller quantities of Cabernet (...)
Bourgogne Aligote
Bourgogne Aligoté is an Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) for white wine produced from the Aligoté grape variety in the region of Burgundy in France.
The wines tend to be light and acidic in style, and are usually unoaked, in contrast to many of Burgundy’s more common and more noted Chardonnay-based white wines. Bourgogne Aligoté is frequently (...)
Klevener
Klevener de Heiligenstein does have some similarities to wines made from its cousin grape, Gewürztraminer. Both can produce dry wines with a slight spicy flavor that has the potential to age well, especially in favorable vintages. It is less aromatic than Gewürztraminer with higher acidity and lower alcohol levels. Some styles can show a slight (...)
Haut Medoc
Haut-Médoc is an Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Bordeaux wine region of southwestern France, on the Left Bank of the Gironde estuary.
Of the permitted grape varieties of Haut-Médoc, 52% of the viticultural area is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, with additional cultivation of Merlot, Petit Verdot and to a small degree Malbec (...)
Lalande de Pomerol
Lalande-de-Pomerol is an Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for red wine situated in the Bordeaux wine region.
The Merlot, widely dominating grape, brings roundness and fineness. The Cabernet franc gives the wine its framework and a rich bouquet ; finely the Cabernet sauvignon, less common, offers a velvet colour and great possibilities of (...)
Arbois
Arbois is an Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée for wines made in the Jura wine region of France, around the town of Arbois. Red and rosé wines can be produced from Poulsard, Trousseau and Pinot Noir grapes, and white wines from Chardonnay and Savagnin.
Jura benefits from four geographic AOC, Arbois, Château-Chalon, Etoile and Côtes-du-Jura, and two (...)
Cadillac
Cadillac is an Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for medium-sweet to sweet white wine from the Bordeaux wine region in France. It is located within the Entre-Deux-Mers subregion of Bordeaux. It takes its name from the town of Cadillac.
The wine has a golden yellow colour that slowly develops over time to a shade of amber.
Aromas are generally (...)
Gewürztraminer
The variety has high natural sugar and the wines are white and usually off-dry, with a flamboyant bouquet of lychees. Indeed, Gewürztraminer and lychees share the same aroma compounds. Dry Gewürztraminers may also have aromas of roses, passion fruit and floral notes.
Muscat du Cap Corse
This sweet dessert wine from the Cap Corse region is produced in the vin doux naturel style and is composed entirely of Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains. Once, winegrowers used to let the grapes dry on large flat stones (the lauzes) or on stray, to increase the percentage of sugar.
The colour of this dessert wine is yellow, with amber gleams ; the (...)
Bordeaux Clairet
Bordeaux clairet is a generic AOC for the Bordeaux defined as "clairet". All other appellations in the Bordeaux region, including the most prestigious ones, are entitled to produce under this AOC. Bordeaux clairet is a wine which can either be described as a dark rosé wine or a light-coloured red wine. As there is also a more commonly used (...)
Lussac-Saint-Emilion
Lussac-Saint-Émilion is an Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) for red wine situated in the Bordeaux wine region.
The grape varieties allowed in Lussac-Saint-Émilion are Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Merlot. Merlot usually dominates the blend.
Merlot ripens well, and brings colour, alcoholic richness, complexity and flexibility (...)
Pessac-Léognan
Pessac-Léognan, a part of the Graves, located just south of the city of Bordeaux, is home to the first growth estate Château Haut-Brion, as well as all the 1953 classified Graves Growths, including Château La Mission Haut-Brion and Château Laville Haut-Brion. In addition to wine production, the area is known for its crops of pine trees and (...)
Bordeaux Rosé
Bordeaux Rosé is one of the Regional Appellations d’origine contrôlées (AOCs) that are used in the region of Bordeaux. The allowed grape varieties for Bordeaux rosé are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc, Carmenère, Merlot rouge, Malbec, Petit Verdot.
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Graves de Vayres
Graves de Vayres is an Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for red and white wines in the Bordeaux wine region of France. It is located within the Entre-Deux-Mers subregion of Bordeaux.
The Red Graves de Vayres is ruby in colour. When the wine is young, due to the dominant Merlot it is fresh and highly fruity.
Dry white Graves de Vayres wines (...)
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