Bordeaux is the largest AOC wine producing area in France. Bordeaux has the same AOC grade red wine, and the classification is very different. Usually, the smaller the producing area marked on the wine label, the higher the quality of the wine, so the wine in the winery is the most expensive.
In Bordeaux, there are more than 8,000 wine producers, all over100000 hectares of vineyards. The wines produced have their own styles, even across the street, with different flavors, which is one of the reasons why Bordeaux wines are attractive.
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According to the data of 20 12, 88% of bordeaux vineyards grow red grapes, and 12% grow white grapes. Among them, the proportion of different red/white grape varieties is also very different.
1, red grape variety
The most widely planted variety in Bordeaux is not Cabernet Sauvignon, but Merlot. 20 1 1 year, Merlot occupies 65% of the whole Bordeaux red grape variety planting area, which is three times that of Cabernet Sauvignon.
It is worth mentioning that the standard blending ratio on the left bank of Bordeaux is: 70% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot,10%; On the other hand, in Saint Emilion on the right bank, the standard mixing ratio is 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc. Among other varieties, only Little Vito still occupies an important position in Bordeaux.
2. White grape varieties
In the early 1970s, red, white, Bordeaux and Semillon were the most widely planted varieties in Bordeaux, but now they are generally only used for brewing sweet white. As of 20 10, the planting area of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon is getting closer and closer, and the other important legal varieties are Muscadet.
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