Wine style
Red Bordeaux
Red wine from Bordeaux in southwest France, usually a blend led by Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot, typically with blackcurrant, plum and firm tannin.
Where it is
Map data: INAO (Licence Ouverte 2.0); Natural Earth
At a glance
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, usually blended
- Where
- Bordeaux, southwest France
- In the glass
- Blackcurrant
- Plum
- Cedar (some oak-aged examples)