Bordeaux

We have reached the end of the year, it's time for rankings and awards. Today we elect the European wine region of the year according to Vino.com: Bordeaux .

The Bordeaux wine classification of 1855 named it as the most famous and influential region in the world of wine . This system was commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition in Paris.

The Bordeaux AOC denomination, which includes the entire wine-growing region, brings together fruity and easy-drinking wines, more suitable for daily consumption than for long ageing, while Bordeaux Supérieur , produced in the same area, but with more restrictive requirements, including a minimum aging of 12 months, they are richer and more complex wines than basic Bordeaux.

The Côtes de Bordeaux denomination, however, is different, created in 2009 from the merger of four sub-areas previously known as Premières Côtes de Blaye, Côtes de Castillon, Côtes de Francs and Premières Côtes de Bordeaux. Here, Merlot-based wines are mainly produced, which are halfway between the wines of the left bank and those of the right bank, in terms of quality and style.

Pauillac AOC Fleur de Pédesclaux 2020 Château Pedesclaux

Pauillac AOC Echo de Lynch-Bages 2021 Château Lynch-Bages

Margaux AOC 5ème Cru Classé 2021 Château du Tertre

Margaux AOC Blason d'Issan 2021 Château d'Issan

Côtes de Bordeaux AOC Rouge 2021 Château d'Aiguilhe

Haut-Médoc AOC Cru Bourgeois Supérieur 2020 Château Sociando-Mallet

Saint-Émilion AOC Grand Cru Classé 2020 Château Laroque

Pauillac AOC 5ème Cru Classé 2021 Château Pedesclaux

Haut-Médoc AOC Moulin de La Lagune 2019 Château La Lagune

Pessac-Léognan AOC 2018 Château La Louvière

Saint-Julien AOC 2021 Château Gloria

Bordeaux Supérieur AOC Château Croix-Mouton 2016 Jean Philippe Janqueix

Moulis-en-Médoc AOC Château Malmaison 2016 Baron Edmond de Rothschild

Vermouth Blanc Lillet

Saint-Estèphe AOC Cru Bourgeois 2021 Château Meyney

Saint-Julien AOC 2ème Vin Les Fiefs de Lagrange 2021 Château Lagrange

Vermouth Rouge Lillet

Médoc AOC Légende R 2020 Domaines Barons de Rothschild