Bordeaux wines are wines petrol assembly. For the reds, the three dominant grape varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.They are complemented by the Petit Verdot and Malbec. Cabernet Sauvignon dominates in the Médoc and Graves, Merlot to Saint-Emilion and Pomerol. For whites, the most common variety is the semillon, from which the great Bordeaux wine. The other two main varieties are muscadelle and especially sauvignon, which produces dry and Bordeaux is part of the assembly for the sweet.
Main varietals:
- Red:
- Cabernet Sauvignon: it has a fairly late maturity. It represents 30% of the Bordeaux grape varieties (in red). It produces wines very colorful, very little alcohol and tannin. He took part in the assemblies of all the Bordeaux appellations but especially in the Médoc (Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe ...) and the Graves (Pessac-Léognan).
- The merlot, it is earlier than Cabernet Sauvignon. It covers 50% of the vineyard. It produces wines flexible, colored, alcohol and low acidity. It is present in all Bordeaux appellations and take part in the assembly of Pommerol up to 70%.
- Cabernet Franc: Merlot close to maturity. It occupies 15% of the vineyard. It gives very fine wines and moderately stained. Present in the assemblies of all Bordeaux, it has an important place in the Saint-Emilion, where it is blended with merlot jointly.
- White:
- Sauvignon: it represents 21% of the Bordeaux grape varieties (in white). It gives a very aromatic wine, musk and fresh. It mainly produces dry white wines from Bordeaux (between two seas).
- Semillon: it covers 60% of vineyards and produces wines elegant, race, alcohol and agreeing with the noble rot. It is present in all the white wines of Bordeaux, especially in sweet wines (Sauternes).
- The muscadelle: it is a fragile grape augmentees rarely exceeds 10% in the blends. Il donne des vins fins et délicats. It provides fine wines and delicate. It is present in all blends of white wines, dry or sweet.
