Left Bank Bordeaux Guide Top Bordeaux Chateau and Best Bordeaux Wines

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The Left Bank Bordeaux guide to the best wines and the top wineries of the region include all the the famous chateaux of the Medoc. This is the appellation that many of the most famous Bordeaux wine producers call home including chateaux located in Margaux, Pauillac, St. Julien, St. Estephe, Pessac Leognan and the Haut Medoc with chateaux from lesser, surrounding appellations. While all the wines from the Left Bank of Bordeaux are blends, in the Medoc, Cabernet Sauvignon is the dominant grape, followed by Merlot and Cabernet Franc. With the exception of Chateau Haut Brion, all the red Bordeaux wines from the 1855 Classification are located in the Medoc, which is the heart and soul of the Left Bank of Bordeaux.

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This page offers a guide to all the top Left Bank Bordeaux wine producing chateaux in the Left Bank of Bordeaux. You can read detailed information on the history of the appellations, terroir, soil types, grapes used in the blends, complete historical profiles of all the major Left Bank appellations as well as all the best chateaux and producers. You can search for wine tasting notes, ratings and reviews on thousands on all the best Left Bank Bordeaux wines. There are detailed maps of Pauillac, Margaux, St. Julien, St. Estephe and the Haut Medoc as well to help you navigate the appellation in the Left Bank Bordeaux wine guide. You can also read an in-depth analysis of the character and style of wines from the Left Bank of Bordeaux.

You can read about the terroir and soil types found in the Left Bank with their deep gravel, stone, clay and limestone based vineyards found in many of the best Bordeaux located not far from the famous Gironde river and discover what makes the famous First Growth wines of Bordeaux so unique. The Left Bank of Bordeaux is a large area. The Medoc is main portion of the Left Bank with 13,727 hectares planted with vines. If you include Pessac Leognan, you can add in another 1,199 hectares under vine. But the area becomes considerable larger when you consider that Graves covers an additional 3,098 hectares.

We also cover the main grape varieties grown in the Left Bank. While all Bordeaux wines are blends, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are the dominant grape varieties, in the Left Bank. Although you will find some growers also plant Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere as well. This unique combination of soil types and grape varieties are a large part of what has helped make the wines from Medoc and the Left Bank of Bordeaux so famous, as well as sought after all over the world.

Left Bank Bordeaux Chateaux

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Left Bank Bordeaux Guide Top Bordeaux Chateau and Best Bordeaux Wines

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