Fogok írni a Château Margaux boroscimkéiről, mert nagyon érdekesek, de előtte a Bordeaux borok rendszeréről. Az információ a www.bordeauxtrader.com-ról származik. Akit nem érdekel, természetesen ne lépjen tovább!
The region of Bordeaux, France is the largest region of wine growing in the world and by far where some of my favorite wines are from. Bordeaux is made up of five main areas - Medoc, St. Emilion, Pomerol, Graves, and Sauternes. The region of Bordeaux is best known for their reds ("Clarets"), but they also produce some awesome white wines as well. Graves creates dry whites using Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon grapes.
When most people here "Bordeaux wine", they have no idea what kind of wine it is. It is very simple; it typically is the classic red blend of 2 or 3 grapes. Red Bordeaux’s are created with Cabernet Sauvignon, often blended with Cabernet Franc and Merlot. The color tends to be a garnet/ruby shade. The flavor is typically a light one, with blackberry, black fruits, wood, and other notes. Classic Bordeaux is said to have a "cigar box" aroma to it. Bordeaux is one of the most beautiful places I have visited, and by far has some of the best wine on earth. My favorite Chateaus were Pichon, Beychevelle, Latour, Margaux, Lafite, and Angelus. It was a tuff 10 days we visited 23 Chateaus. While visiting 4-5 wineries per day I had the opportunity to spend my nights at Chateau Bernadotte, which is owned by Chateau Pichon-Lalande. The food was amazing and it was an experience that I will never forget.
There are many levels of quality of wine grown in Bordeaux, so for the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris (sort of like a World Fair) Napoléon III asked a panel to break the region's wines down by price (therefore, hopefully, quality as well). These classifications of 1855 were never meant to be an official quality roster.
The classifications were grouped by region within Bordeaux, and remain mostly unchanged even today.
Bordeaux is divided by the Gironde River and Garonne River. To the west, or "left bank", contains the capital city of Bordeaux. The Left Bank is the more well known of the two banks. It contains Medoc, Graves, Margaux, Pauillac, and Pessac-Léognan.
To the east, or "right bank", is Pomerol and St-Émilion.
FIRST GROWTHS
Château Lafite-Rothschild Pauillac
Château Margaux (Margaux)
Château Latour (Pauillac)
Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Lèognan (Graves)
Château Mouton-Rothschild Pauillac
SECOND GROWTHS
Château Rausan-Sègla Margaux
Château Rauzan-Gassies Margaux
Château Lèoville-Las Cases St.-Julien
Château Lèoville-Poyferré St.-Julien
Château Lèoville-Barton St.-Julien
Château Durfort-Vivens Margaux
Château Gruaud-Larose St.-Julien
Château Lascombes Margaux
Château Brane-Cantenac Cantenac
Château Pichon-Longueville Baron Pauillac
Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande Pauillac
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou St.-Julien
Château Cos-d'Estournel St.-Estèphe
Château Montrose St.-Estèphe
THIRD GROWTHS
Château Kirwan Cantenac
Château d'Issan Cantenac
Château Lagrange St.-Julien
Château Langoa Barton St.-Julien
Château Giscours Labarde
Château Malescot-St.-Exupèry Margaux
Château Cantenac-Brown Cantenac
Château Boyd-Cantenac Cantenac
Château Palmer Cantenac
Château La Lagune Ludon
Château Desmirail Margaux
Château Calon-Sègur St.-Estèphe
Château Ferrière Margaux
Château Marquis d'Alesme-Becker Margaux
FOURTH GROWTHS
Château St.-Pièrre St.-Julien
Château Talbot St.-Julien
Château Branaire-Ducru St.-Julien
Château Duhart-Milon Pauillac
Château Pouget Cantenac
Château La Tour-Carnet St.-Laurent
Château Lafon Rochet St.-Estèphe
Château Beychevelle St.-Julien
Château Prieurè-Lichine Cantenac
Château Marquis-de-Terme Margaux
FIFTH GROWTHS
Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac
Château Batailley Pauillac
Château Haut-Batailley Pauillac
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac
Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse Pauillac
Château Lynch-Bages Pauillac
Château Lynch-Moussas Pauillac
Château Dauzac Labarde
Château d'Armailhacq, Pauillac
(was Château Mouton-Baron-Philippe from 1956 to 1988)
Château du Tertre Arsac
Château Haut-Bages-Libèral Pauillac
Château Pèdesclaux Pauillac
Château Belgrave St.-Laurent
Château de Camensac St.-Laurent
Château Cos-Labory St.-Estèphe
Château Clerc-Milon Pauillac
Château Croizet-Bages Pauillac
Château Cantemerle Macau
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