St-Estèphe resides on the Left Bank of the Gironde River in the area of Médoc, and is the furthest north of the four best-known Left Bank regions. The history of vine cultivation in this region dates back to Roman times, with commercial expansion occurring in the Middle Ages. Today, the vineyards of Saint-Estèphe stretch across […]
Left Bank refers to the west bank of the Gironde River, and is one of 2 major areas of the Bordeaux (the other being the Right Bank). The most famous wine regions within the Left Bank area are St-Estephe, Pauillac, St. Julien and Margaux. The area also includes the Médoc appellations. A forest encompasses the […]
Sauternes and Barsac, one of two subregions within the encompassing wine region of Graves, resides on the Left Bank of the Gironde River, south of the city of Bordeaux. The subregion is approximately 4,500 acres, producing 4.5 million bottles, on average, yearly. Sauternes and Barsac is famous internationally for its desert wines, which are powerful, […]
Saint-Émilon is located on the Right Bank of the Dordogne River, east of Pomerol, and is the largest of the Bordeaux wine regions. Its vineyards stretch across approximately 13,000 acres, representing 6% of the overall vineyards of the Bordeaux. Annually, the region produces 36 million bottles of wine. Saint-Émilion produces exclusively red wine, which is […]
St-Julien is located between Pauillac and Margaux, on the Left Bank of the Gironde River. Among the four best-known regions of the Médoc, St-Julien produces the smallest amount of wine— the region consists of 2,200 acres, and its 26 vineyards produce approximately 6.5 million bottles of wine yearly. Nevertheless, St-Julien has a reputation for […]
The region of Pauillac is located on the Left Bank of the Gironde River in the area of Médoc, south of St-Estèphe, and north of St-Julien. The region consists of approximately 2,700 acres, with several chateaux situated on a 100-foot summit. Its 115 vineyards produce approximately 8.5 million bottles of wine annually. Wines produced in […]
The region of Margaux resides northwest of the city of Bordeaux, on the Left Bank of the Gironde River, and is the furthest south of the wine regions in the Médoc area. At 3,200 acres, Margaux is the largest of the Médoc regions, and each year it produces nearly 9.5 million bottles of wine. The […]
Pessac-Léognan is one of two subregions within the wine region of Graves, located southeast of the city of Bordeaux along the Left Bank of the Gironde River. Graves derives its name from the region’s extremely gravely soil. The region is unique in that it is the only Bordeaux wine region that produces red wine, dry […]