Bordeaux is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department in Southwestern France. The municipality of Bordeaux proper has a population of 257,804. Bordeaux is the centre of Bordeaux Métropole that has a population of 796,273, the sixth-largest in France after Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and Lille with its immediate suburbs and closest satellite towns.
The larger metropolitan area has a population of 1,247,977. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called “Bordelais” or “Bordelaises”. The term “Bordelais” may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. Crossed by the Garonne River and bordering the Atlantic Coast, the metropolis, a perfect example of the Age of Enlightment, has been showcasing since the 18th century its blond and golden facades, its courtyards and monumental squares, as well as its lively streets accompanied by its French-style gardens.
Bordeaux is the largest wine-growing region in France with thousands of vineyards producing a rainbow of wines, including the area’s signature reds. The expansive region is divided into the Left Bank, dominated by cabernet sauvignon, and the Right Bank, ruled by merlot.
The world-famous wines of Bordeaux come from a winemaking tradition stretching back over 20 centuries. The vineyards of Bordeaux are the largest fine-wine vineyards in the world.
Here are some of the most famous appellation of Bordeaux wines that you can find all around the world : Medoc, Margaux, Pauillac, Saint Julien, Saint Estephe, Pessac-Leognan, Saint Emilion and Pomerol.
We can underline some of the greatest and most famous wines in the world coming from Bordeaux as Chateau latour, Chateau Lafite, Mouton Rotschild, Petrus, Cheval Blanc. All these Chateau are part of the world patrimonial of Unesco.