Left Bank of Bordeaux

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The Left Bank of Bordeaux is a renowned French wine region along the left side of the Gironde and Garonne rivers, famous for its Cabernet Sauvignon–dominant red blends and prestigious appellations such as Médoc, Haut-Médoc, and Graves.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf viticultural area
wine region
alsoProduces dry white wine
climate maritime climate
contains most 1855 classified growths
contrastedWith Right Bank of Bordeaux
country France
dominantGrapeInBlends Cabernet Sauvignon
grapeBlendStyle Bordeaux blend
hasReputationFor highly collectible wines
long-lived wines
premium pricing
hostsClassification 1855 Bordeaux classification
surface form: 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification
includesAppellation Graves
Médoc
surface form: Haut-Médoc

Médoc
Pessac-Léognan
includesSubregion Bas-Médoc
Listrac-Médoc
Margaux
Moulis-en-Médoc
Pauillac AOC
surface form: Pauillac

Saint-Estèphe AOC
surface form: Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Julien
knownFor Cabernet Sauvignon–dominant red blends
age-worthy red wines
gravelly vineyard soils
prestigious appellations
locatedIn Bordeaux wine region
locatedOn left bank of the Garonne River
left bank of the Gironde estuary
majorGrapeVariety Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Malbec
Merlot
Petit Verdot
partOf Left Bank of Bordeaux self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bordeaux Left Bank and Right Bank classification
regionCapitalCity Bordeaux
riverInfluence Garonne
surface form: Garonne River

Gironde estuary
soilType clay
gravel
sand
typicalWineStyle full-bodied red wines
oak-aged red wines
tannic red wines
wineColorFocus red wine

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Graves locatedIn Left Bank of Bordeaux
Médoc partOf Left Bank of Bordeaux
Pessac-Léognan partOf Left Bank of Bordeaux
Gironde department contains Left Bank of Bordeaux
this entity surface form: Left Bank Bordeaux vineyards
Right Bank of Bordeaux contrastedWith Left Bank of Bordeaux
Left Bank of Bordeaux partOf Left Bank of Bordeaux self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bordeaux Left Bank and Right Bank classification
1855 Bordeaux classification regionFocus Left Bank of Bordeaux
Château Olivier locatedIn Left Bank of Bordeaux
Château de Haut-Bailly subregion Left Bank of Bordeaux
this entity surface form: Left Bank
Moulis-en-Médoc partOf Left Bank of Bordeaux
this entity surface form: Left Bank Bordeaux wine regions
Château La Tour-Martillac wineRegionSubzone Left Bank of Bordeaux
Domaine de Chevalier wineRegion Left Bank of Bordeaux
Margaux locatedIn Left Bank of Bordeaux
Léognan locatedIn Left Bank of Bordeaux
Listrac-Médoc partOf Left Bank of Bordeaux
Château Carbonnieux wineRegionSubclassification Left Bank of Bordeaux
this entity surface form: Left Bank Bordeaux
Château Malartic-Lagravière wineRegionType Left Bank of Bordeaux
Margaux AOC locatedIn Left Bank of Bordeaux
Margaux AOC partOfClassification Left Bank of Bordeaux
this entity surface form: Bordeaux Left Bank
Château Margaux locatedIn Left Bank of Bordeaux
Haut-Médoc AOC locatedOn Left Bank of Bordeaux
Pauillac AOC locatedIn Left Bank of Bordeaux
Saint-Julien AOC locatedIn Left Bank of Bordeaux
Saint-Estèphe AOC locatedIn Left Bank of Bordeaux