Red Bordeaux Wines
The Romans introduced wine making to Bordeaux in the 1st Century AD and the
Bordeaux region has been making wines ever since. Its success as a wine region is
down to the climate and geography of the Gironde Estuary, which produces the 'oceanic
climate' ideal for growing the permitted grapes for blending: Merlot, Cabinet Sauvignon,
Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdoc, Malbec and Carmenere.
The Bordeauc Wine Official Classification of 1855 ranked the wines according to
price with the First growth being among the most expensive wines such as Chateau
Lafite-Rothschild,
Chateau Margeaux, Chateau Latour, Chateau Haut-Brion
and Chateau Mouton Rothschild.
A vintage bottle of Red Bordeaux Wine (Claret): Chateau Mouton Rothschild.
Specialists
 | Brian Goodison-Blanks
Joint Department Head
|  | Martin McIlroy
Joint Department Head
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