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A tale of two river banks

Although only separated by some thirty miles; the Medoc and the Right Bank are very different stylistically, historically and culturally.

The left bank is dominated by Cabernet plantings, largely due to the fast draining gravel found close to the Garonne estuary. St Emilion and Pomerol are predominantly planted with Merlot and a small smattering of Cabertnet Franc. These varieties thrive on the limestone slopes and clay plateau found around St Emilion and Libourne.

In the Medoc one encounters vast, fairytale Chateaux surrounded by vast, flat vineyards. The Right Bank is a little less grand with more modest Chateaux or sometimes no Chateau at all. The topography of St Emilion and Pomerol are quite varied too. The flat planes beneath St Emilion produce unexceptional wines on sandy soils. The Cote of St Emilion affords vineyards a steep southerly exposure. It is here where limestone dominates that St Emilion really shines. As one moves towards Libourne from St Emilion the vineyards gently slope up towards the plateau of Pomerol. By Bordeaux standards the vineyards on the plateau have to be considered quite high altitude...

The Medoc was classified in 1855 creating a hierarchy which is still relevant today. The first growths are more sought after and command higher prices than even before. Today, one can drive the short distance from Bordeaux town to the vineyards of St Emilion in a mere 45 minutes. However, before the advent of the car, trade was reliant on the Garonne and Gironde. Therefore, although Belair and Ausone were considered to be of similar quality and shared a similar status to that of Latour, Lafite and Margaux, they were not recognised in the 1855 classification.

Pomerol now enjoys a reputation as one of the most exclusive appellations in the world. Their wines are perfumed, seductive and exude breed. They boast many household names such as Petrus, Le Pin, Evangile, Conseillante, Lafleur, Eglise Clinet and Trotanoy, however, serious winemaking is relatively new to this region. Until the '40s, Sauvignon Blanc dominated plantings and the appellation was considered a rather poor neighbour to the more illustrious St Emilion.

Generalisations are difficult to make in Bordeaux given the vast number of Chateaux, the multitude of microclimates, winemakers, soils, subsoils, grape varieties and winemaking techniques. However, given the dominance of Cabernet on the left bank, wines tend to be structured, cool and ageworthy, whereas the Merlot biased wines from the right bank demonstrate a fleshy, approachable character, which affords earlier drinking.

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Bordeaux Wine List

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Found: 843 wines

Col.	Vint.

Wine / Producer

Appellation

Format	Cs.	Btls.	Price	Tax

2012

Bordeaux Supérieur

Format			Price	Tax
3x1.5L	6	1	£167.50	ib	Buy

2013

Bordeaux Supérieur

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	10	0	£140.00	ib	Buy

2014

Bordeaux Supérieur

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	10	1	£150.00	ib	Buy

2014

Bordeaux Supérieur

Format			Price	Tax
3x1.5L	5	0	£157.50	ib	Buy

2015

Bordeaux Supérieur

Format			Price	Tax
1x3L	2	0	£150.00	ib	Buy

2015

Bordeaux Supérieur

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	1	2	£170.00	ib	Buy

2017

Bordeaux Supérieur

Format			Price	Tax
1x3L	1	0	£135.00	ib	Buy

2017

Bordeaux Supérieur

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	10	3	£150.00	ib	Buy

Bordeaux Mixed Case

2013

Vino First Pack

Bordeaux Mixed Case

Format			Price	Tax
12x75cl	1	0	£7,350.00	ib	Buy

2016

Vino First Pack

Bordeaux Mixed Case

Format			Price	Tax
12x75cl	1	0	£13,750.00	ib	Buy

2019

Vino First Pack

Bordeaux Mixed Case

Format			Price	Tax
12x75cl	-	-	£13,500.00	ep	Buy

Château Angélus

1995

Château Angélus, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Angélus

Format			Price	Tax
6x1.5L	1	0	£3,350.00	ib	Buy

2004

Château Angélus, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Angélus

Format			Price	Tax
12x75cl	1	0	£2,795.00	ib	Buy

2012

Château Angélus, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Angélus

Format			Price	Tax
12x75cl	1	0	£4,190.00	ib	Buy

2020

Le Carillon de l'Angelus, St Emilion Grand Cru

Château Angélus

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	-	-	£396.00	ep	Buy

Château Ausone

2004

Château Ausone, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Ausone

Format			Price	Tax
12x75cl	1	0	£4,150.00	ib	Buy

2007

Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion Grand Cru

Château Ausone

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	2	0	£1,400.00	ib	Buy

2007

Château Ausone, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Ausone

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	2	0	£1,900.00	ib	Buy

2009

Château Ausone, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Ausone

Format			Price	Tax
3x75cl	1	0	£2,400.00	ib	Buy

2012

Château Ausone, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Ausone

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	4	0	£2,100.00	ib	Buy

2012

Château Ausone, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Ausone

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	1	0	£2,175.00	ib	Buy

2013

Château Ausone, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Ausone

Format			Price	Tax
3x75cl	0	2	£925.00	ib	Buy

2013

Château Ausone, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Ausone

Format			Price	Tax
1x3L	3	0	£1,108.00	ib	Buy

2015

Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion Grand Cru

Château Ausone

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	1	0	£900.00	ib	Buy

2016

Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion Grand Cru

Château Ausone

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	2	0	£825.00	ib	Buy

2017

Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion Grand Cru

Château Ausone

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	7	0	£825.00	ib	Buy

2017

Château Ausone, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Ausone

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	2	0	£2,820.00	ib	Buy

2019

Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion Grand Cru

Château Ausone

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	-	-	£725.00	ep	Buy

2020

Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion Grand Cru

Château Ausone

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	-	-	£720.00	ep	Buy

Château Barde Haut

2000

Château Barde Haut, Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Barde Haut

Format			Price	Tax
12x75cl	1	0	£600.00	ib	Buy

Château Batailley

2018

Château Batailley, 5eme Cru Classé, Pauillac

Château Batailley

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	10	0	£204.00	ib	Buy

2018

Château Batailley, 5eme Cru Classé, Pauillac

Château Batailley

Format			Price	Tax
12x75cl	-	-	£408.00	ep	Buy

2019

Château Batailley, 5eme Cru Classé, Pauillac

Château Batailley

Format			Price	Tax
1x3L	-	-	£147.00	ep	Buy

2019

Château Batailley, 5eme Cru Classé, Pauillac

Château Batailley

Format			Price	Tax
3x1.5L	-	-	£175.50	ep	Buy

2019

Château Batailley, 5eme Cru Classé, Pauillac

Château Batailley

Format			Price	Tax
12x37.5cl	-	-	£175.50	ep	Buy

2019

Château Batailley, 5eme Cru Classé, Pauillac

Château Batailley

Format			Price	Tax
12x75cl	-	-	£336.00	ep	Buy

2020

Château Batailley, 5eme Cru Classé, Pauillac

Château Batailley

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	-	-	£169.00	ep	Buy

Château Beaumont

2016

Château Beaumont, Haut Médoc

Château Beaumont

Format			Price	Tax
12x75cl	10	6	£130.00	ib	Buy

2019

Château Beaumont, Haut Médoc

Château Beaumont

Format			Price	Tax
12x75cl	-	-	£102.00	ep	Buy

2020

Château Beaumont, Haut Médoc

Château Beaumont

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	-	-	£52.00	ep	Buy

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse

1990

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse, Grand Cru Classé St Émilion, SHC

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse

Format			Price	Tax
1x75cl	3	0	£550.00	dp	Buy

2001

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse, Grand Cru Classé St Emilion

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse

Format			Price	Tax
12x75cl	1	0	£700.00	ib	Buy

2003

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse, Grand Cru Classé St Emilion

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse

Format			Price	Tax
12x75cl	5	0	£600.00	ib	Buy

2013

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse, Grand Cru Classé St Emilion

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse

Format			Price	Tax
12x75cl	2	7	£500.00	ib	Buy

2015

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse, Grand Cru Classé St Emilion

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	2	0	£695.00	ib	Buy

2019

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse, Grand Cru Classé St Emilion

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	-	-	£493.00	ep	Buy

Château Belair Monange

2008

Château Belair Monange, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Belair Monange

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	1	0	£420.00	ib	Buy

2008

Château Belair Monange, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Belair Monange

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	3	0	£450.00	ib	Buy

2010

Château Belair Monange, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Belair Monange

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	2	0	£630.00	ib	Buy

2013

Château Belair Monange, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion

Château Belair Monange

Format			Price	Tax
6x75cl	4	4	£325.00	ib	Buy

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Found: 843 wines

Bordeaux Producers

The great classified growths of the Medoc are famed for their impressive chateaux and sprawling vineyards. Although they can sometimes appear more corporate than artisanal, there is usually a passionate and knowledgeable winemaking team behind the scenes calling all the shots. Rock-star Gérants are charged with managing these estates and investing in the future. On the Right Bank there are some prominent chateaux farming on a grand scale as well as many family owned domaines, most notably in Pomerol, which are more akin in size and philosophy to the estates of Burgundy.

Portfolio Producers

Château Grand Village

Château Greysac

Château Haut Bergey

Château Haut Plantey

Château Lafleur

Château Latour

Château Le Peyrat

Clos des Quatre Vents

Justerini & Brooks

Other Producers

Château Angélus

Château Ausone

Château Batailley

Château Beaumont

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse

Château Belair Monange

Château Beychevelle

Château Branaire Ducru

Château Brane-Cantenac

Château Calon Ségur

Château Canon la Gaffelière

Château Cantemerle

Château Cantenac-Brown

Château Capbern

Château Certan de May

Château Charmail

Château Chasse Spleen

Château Cheval Blanc

Château Cissac

Château Clerc Milon

Château Climens

Château Clinet

Château Clos Fourtet

Château Cos d'Estournel

Château d'Armailhac

Château de Fargues

Château de Fieuzal

Château de Fonbel

Château de Pez

Château d'Issan

Château Doisy Daëne

Château Doisy Védrines

Château du Tertre

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Château Duhart Milon

Château d'Yquem

Château Feytit Clinet

Château Figeac

Château Giscours

Château Gloria

Château Grand Puy Ducasse

Château Grand Puy Lacoste

Château Gruaud Larose

Château Haut Bailly

Château Haut Batailley

Château Haut-Brion

Château Hosanna

Château Kirwan

Château La Conseillante

Château La Fleur Pétrus

Château La Gaffelière

Château La Grande Maye

Château La Lagune

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Château La Violette

Château Lafite Rothschild

Château Lafleur Gazin

Château Lagrange

Château Lalande Borie

Château Langoa Barton

Château Larcis-Ducasse

Château Lascombes

Château Laville Haut-Brion

Château Le Gay

Château L'Eglise Clinet

Château Léoville Barton

Château Léoville Las Cases

Château Léoville Poyferré

Château Les Cruzelles

Château Les Ormes de Pez

Château L'Evangile

Château Lynch Bages

Château Malartic Lagravière

Château Malescot St Exupery

Château Margaux

Château Marquis de Terme

Château Montlandrie

Château Montrose

Château Moulin Riche

Château Moulin St Georges

Château Mouton Rothschild

Château Palmer

Château Pape Clément

Château Pavie Decesse

Château Pavie Macquin

Château Peyrabon

Château Phélan Ségur

Château Pichon-Longueville

Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande

Château Picque Caillou

Château Pontet Canet

Château Potensac

Château Quinault L'Enclos

Château Quintus

Château Rauzan Ségla

Château Reynon

Château Rieussec

Château Roc de Cambes

Château Saintayme

Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Château Sociando-Mallet

Château St Pierre

Château Suduiraut

Château Talbot

Château Tertre Rôteboeuf

Château Teyssier

Château Tour St Bonnet

Château Troplong Mondot

Château Trotanoy

Château Valade

Domaine de Chevalier

Haut Roc Blanquant

Les Perrières de Lafleur

Vieux Château Certan

Appellations of Bordeaux

The ‘Appellations’ or ‘Communes’ of Bordeaux are split into large geographical areas, the most famous being: St Estephe, Pauillac, St Julien and Margaux in the Medoc, St Emilion and Pomerol on the Right Bank and Pessac Leognan in the Graves. There are also many ‘satellite’ appellations such as: Castillon, Lalande de Pomerol and Fronsac that are capable of producing excellent wines and offer value-for-money.

Find out more:

Bordeaux Supérieur

Côtes de Bordeaux

Côtes de Bourg

Côtes de Castillon

Lalande de Pomerol

Pessac Léognan

Premières Côtes de Bordeaux

St Aubin de Branne

Vin de Pays d'Oc

Grape Varieties of Bordeaux

The two major varietals grown in Bordeaux are Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The former is synonymous with the Right Bank communes of Pomerol and St Emilion, while the latter is the grape of choice in the Medoc. Blending is integral to the wines of Bordeaux, helping to provide balance and complexity. Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot are also important varietals that can provide perfume and spice to the blender’s palette of flavours.

Find out more:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

Cabernet Merlot

Merlot Cabernet

Merlot Cabernet Franc

Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

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