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The most important grape varieties
The Bordeaux region with rittert Burgundy for the top spot of the qualitative "best wines" of the French wine regions. The same city is the capital of the department Gironde In (with the same name estuary) southwest France and is known as one of the most beautiful cities in the wine world. The Greek historian Strabo (63 BC-28 AD) writes that he during his visit to "Burdigala" about 20 AD, would have found no wine. However, this will of his colleagues Pliny the Elder (23-79) a few decades later, not testified. This means that the Romans around 50 AD, founded the wine here. Today's Bordeaux region was 300 years England (1154-1453) and participated in this time of wine by the Wine Trade to England and Flanders major upswing.
This led to the creation of still existing large commercial buildings (see below Bordeaux wine trade ). From the end of the 17th Century began in grand style in a wide-area Bordeaux vine-planting, especially in the area of ​​Medoc. Because of this intensive and extensive vineyard-ups at that time was called "de Fureur planter" (Pflanzwut) dominated. This laid the foundation for today's vineyards. One of the largest vineyard owners counted Marquis Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur (1697-1755). In 1925, Professor of Agriculture and members of the Gironde department, Joseph Capus Joseph (1867-1947) major initiatives relating to the controlled system of origin (see Appellation d'Origine protégée ) In France, leading to the founding of the Institute INAO (Institut National des Appellations d'Origine) led.
The equation "Bordeaux is a French wine" is appropriate, because no other wine is (next to Burgundy) is associated with France as this one. In most cases, there are so-called Cuvée , With several varieties blended wine (see Bordeaux blend ). Each Chateau (wine) has its own recipe of mixing varieties and vinification, which is carefully guarded. Bordeaux is also the barrel aging in small 225-liter casks used for centuries and the Barrique brought to perfection. In 1855 at the World Exhibition in Paris was a complete classification of Bordeaux wines in quality classes. This famous Bordeaux Classification is still virtually unchanged. Bordeaux is also the German synonym for the entire growing region, is located in the center of the city, although the correct term Bordeaux would be.
The area covers about two-thirds of the Gironde (only in the south and the sea no wine is grown) with an area of ​​105 by 130 kilometers and a cultivated area of ​​113,000 hectares. This is from the nearby Atlantic Ocean with the Gulf Stream and the many rivers embossed extremely favorable climate for growing grapes. Summer is not too dry or hot, the autumn is sunny and the winters mild and wet. The mostly barren and rocky gravel soil causes the roots of the vines to ten meters deep to dig into the ground to find water. This allows both dry and rainy periods are survived better. The stony soil favors the drainage and also serves as a heat store.
The large area is from the south by the two rivers Garonne and Dordogne crossed. The two rivers unite below the town of Bordeaux, to a large estuary Gironde That divides the area into two areas in the north, which are also the best known. To the right or eastern side of the Gironde are the appellations Blaye - CĂ´tes de Bordeaux, Cotes de Bourg, Fronsac, Pomerol and Saint-Emilion (as well Left Bank known) and to the left or west side of Medoc, Graves and Sauternes (also known as Rive gauche hereinafter). Especially the southern part of the MĂ©doc (Haut-MĂ©doc) is called the jewel of Bordeaux.
Even the varieties of her there are significant differences. On the left side is dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Verdot, followed by smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit. The right side is the domain of the Merlot, followed by the white varieties Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. The two Cabernets control with the tannin, which provides a softer Merlot wines. The three main red grape varieties account for 90% of the red varieties. For white wines, with over 50% SĂ©millon is the most important variety, followed by Sauvignon Blanc, Colombard, Muscadelle and Ugni Blanc.
The importance of winemaking in the Bordeaux testified in an impressive way, that in more than 500 of the 542 municipalities in total wine production. Basically, each estate, irrespective of the size of the structural condition or quality of the wine vinified there, as Château (Lock) - are in quite a few of them but are actually a palace complex. The extensive family of the Empire Lurton is the largest owner of vineyards. It generated almost exclusively AOP wines (98%), the total production in 1999 was approximately seven million hectoliters. About a quarter of French AOP wines come from here. This Bordeaux is the world's largest area of ​​quality wines. Much is being marketed under the comprehensive regional designations. This applies to all AOP wines of the Gironde department.
You can be a mixture of approved grapes from across the region. These are Bordeaux (Rouge, Blanc), Bordeaux sec (white wine with residual sugar of less than 4 g / l), Bordeaux Rosé, Bordeaux Clairet (bright red) and Crémant de Bordeaux (sparkling wine). The most successful Branded wine under the name AC Bordeaux are the "No. Dourthe. 1 "by Dourthe-Kressmann , The "Sirius" by Sickle , The "Michel Lynch" from Château Lynch-Bages , The "Maitre d'Estournel" from Château Cos d'Estournel and the sales volumes of the absolute top of her and global export Mouton Cadet the house of Mouton-Rothschild. There are over 30 locally-defined, local appellations. Only these wines you can usually expect is actually outstanding qualities. The AOP and VdP areas are:
* Atlantique (Vin de pays)
* Blaye - CĂ´tes de Bordeaux
* Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux - Sooner or Premières Blaye Cotes de Blaye
* Bordeaux Clairet
* Cadillac - Cotes de Bordeaux
* Cadillac - Cotes de Bordeaux - Cadillac earlier
* Castillon - Cotes de Bordeaux - Formerly CĂ´tes de Castillon
* CĂ©rons
* Blaye - CĂ´tes de Bordeaux
* CĂ´tes de Bordeaux , Blaye, Cadillac, Castillon, FF
* CĂ´tes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire
* CĂ´tes de Bourg - Or even Bourg Bourgeais
* Crémant de Bordeaux
* Entre-Deux-Mers , Entre-Deux-Mers skin Benauge
* Francs - Cotes de Bordeaux - Bordeaux CĂ´tes de Francs earlier
* Fronsac , Canon-Fronsac, Canon-Fronsac, Cotes
* Graves Graves Supérieures
* Graves de Vayres
* Haut-Médoc , Listrac-Medoc , Margaux , Moulis , Pauillac , Saint-Estèphe , Saint-Julien
* Lalande de Pomerol
* Loupiac
* Medoc
* NĂ©ac
* Pessac-LĂ©ognan - early skin-Graves
* Pomerol
* Premières Côtes de Bordeaux
* Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
* Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux
* Saint-Émilion , Montagne , Lussac , Puisseguin , Saint-Georges
* Sauternes , Barsac, Sauternes Barsac-
This led to the creation of still existing large commercial buildings (see below Bordeaux wine trade ). From the end of the 17th Century began in grand style in a wide-area Bordeaux vine-planting, especially in the area of ​​Medoc. Because of this intensive and extensive vineyard-ups at that time was called "de Fureur planter" (Pflanzwut) dominated. This laid the foundation for today's vineyards. One of the largest vineyard owners counted Marquis Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur (1697-1755). In 1925, Professor of Agriculture and members of the Gironde department, Joseph Capus Joseph (1867-1947) major initiatives relating to the controlled system of origin (see Appellation d'Origine protégée ) In France, leading to the founding of the Institute INAO (Institut National des Appellations d'Origine) led.
The equation "Bordeaux is a French wine" is appropriate, because no other wine is (next to Burgundy) is associated with France as this one. In most cases, there are so-called Cuvée , With several varieties blended wine (see Bordeaux blend ). Each Chateau (wine) has its own recipe of mixing varieties and vinification, which is carefully guarded. Bordeaux is also the barrel aging in small 225-liter casks used for centuries and the Barrique brought to perfection. In 1855 at the World Exhibition in Paris was a complete classification of Bordeaux wines in quality classes. This famous Bordeaux Classification is still virtually unchanged. Bordeaux is also the German synonym for the entire growing region, is located in the center of the city, although the correct term Bordeaux would be.
The area covers about two-thirds of the Gironde (only in the south and the sea no wine is grown) with an area of ​​105 by 130 kilometers and a cultivated area of ​​113,000 hectares. This is from the nearby Atlantic Ocean with the Gulf Stream and the many rivers embossed extremely favorable climate for growing grapes. Summer is not too dry or hot, the autumn is sunny and the winters mild and wet. The mostly barren and rocky gravel soil causes the roots of the vines to ten meters deep to dig into the ground to find water. This allows both dry and rainy periods are survived better. The stony soil favors the drainage and also serves as a heat store.
The large area is from the south by the two rivers Garonne and Dordogne crossed. The two rivers unite below the town of Bordeaux, to a large estuary Gironde That divides the area into two areas in the north, which are also the best known. To the right or eastern side of the Gironde are the appellations Blaye - CĂ´tes de Bordeaux, Cotes de Bourg, Fronsac, Pomerol and Saint-Emilion (as well Left Bank known) and to the left or west side of Medoc, Graves and Sauternes (also known as Rive gauche hereinafter). Especially the southern part of the MĂ©doc (Haut-MĂ©doc) is called the jewel of Bordeaux.
Even the varieties of her there are significant differences. On the left side is dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Verdot, followed by smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit. The right side is the domain of the Merlot, followed by the white varieties Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. The two Cabernets control with the tannin, which provides a softer Merlot wines. The three main red grape varieties account for 90% of the red varieties. For white wines, with over 50% SĂ©millon is the most important variety, followed by Sauvignon Blanc, Colombard, Muscadelle and Ugni Blanc.
The importance of winemaking in the Bordeaux testified in an impressive way, that in more than 500 of the 542 municipalities in total wine production. Basically, each estate, irrespective of the size of the structural condition or quality of the wine vinified there, as Château (Lock) - are in quite a few of them but are actually a palace complex. The extensive family of the Empire Lurton is the largest owner of vineyards. It generated almost exclusively AOP wines (98%), the total production in 1999 was approximately seven million hectoliters. About a quarter of French AOP wines come from here. This Bordeaux is the world's largest area of ​​quality wines. Much is being marketed under the comprehensive regional designations. This applies to all AOP wines of the Gironde department.
You can be a mixture of approved grapes from across the region. These are Bordeaux (Rouge, Blanc), Bordeaux sec (white wine with residual sugar of less than 4 g / l), Bordeaux Rosé, Bordeaux Clairet (bright red) and Crémant de Bordeaux (sparkling wine). The most successful Branded wine under the name AC Bordeaux are the "No. Dourthe. 1 "by Dourthe-Kressmann , The "Sirius" by Sickle , The "Michel Lynch" from Château Lynch-Bages , The "Maitre d'Estournel" from Château Cos d'Estournel and the sales volumes of the absolute top of her and global export Mouton Cadet the house of Mouton-Rothschild. There are over 30 locally-defined, local appellations. Only these wines you can usually expect is actually outstanding qualities. The AOP and VdP areas are:
* Atlantique (Vin de pays)
* Blaye - CĂ´tes de Bordeaux
* Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux - Sooner or Premières Blaye Cotes de Blaye
* Bordeaux Clairet
* Cadillac - Cotes de Bordeaux
* Cadillac - Cotes de Bordeaux - Cadillac earlier
* Castillon - Cotes de Bordeaux - Formerly CĂ´tes de Castillon
* CĂ©rons
* Blaye - CĂ´tes de Bordeaux
* CĂ´tes de Bordeaux , Blaye, Cadillac, Castillon, FF
* CĂ´tes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire
* CĂ´tes de Bourg - Or even Bourg Bourgeais
* Crémant de Bordeaux
* Entre-Deux-Mers , Entre-Deux-Mers skin Benauge
* Francs - Cotes de Bordeaux - Bordeaux CĂ´tes de Francs earlier
* Fronsac , Canon-Fronsac, Canon-Fronsac, Cotes
* Graves Graves Supérieures
* Graves de Vayres
* Haut-Médoc , Listrac-Medoc , Margaux , Moulis , Pauillac , Saint-Estèphe , Saint-Julien
* Lalande de Pomerol
* Loupiac
* Medoc
* NĂ©ac
* Pessac-LĂ©ognan - early skin-Graves
* Pomerol
* Premières Côtes de Bordeaux
* Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
* Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux
* Saint-Émilion , Montagne , Lussac , Puisseguin , Saint-Georges
* Sauternes , Barsac, Sauternes Barsac-