Bordeaux Region

The Bordeaux Region features one of the oldest estates (Châteaux) going back to the 17th and 18th centuries, when they belonged to noble families. Most of the large estates are now owned by businessmen.

Among the best known areas are, on the left bank of the Gironde to the north of Bordeaux, the Médoc (Château Lafite, Château Latour, Margaux), farther south are St-Emilion, Pomerol, Graves and Sauternes and between the Garonne and Dordogne, the Entre-deux-Mers area.