Bordeaux is a massive wine producing region. Bordeaux is also the world’s most popular wine region. In France, Bordeaux is the second most visited city. Only Paris receives more visitors each year than Bordeaux! While the majority of the news, press and attention on Bordeaux wine is focused on the top chateaux and producers, 1855 Classified Growths and the best wines from the prestigious Right Bank appellations, there are 60 different Bordeaux appellations in total as of 2015. To read about the appellations of the Bordeaux wine region: Bordeaux Appellations Guide
However, those facts and figures do not tell the entire story. While there is clearly an ocean of Bordeaux wine produced every year at the top estates, the trend over the past few decades has been to place less wine into the Grand Vin. Yields are lower at the better managed chateaux and the percentage of wine allotted to the Grand Vin is less due to various reasons. In the continuing efforts to produce higher quality wine in Bordeaux today, selection is stricter in the vineyard and in the cellar. Now, more wine is placed into second, third and sometimes even 4th wines of the best estates. More wine is declassified. At the top end, this means that the supply is actually lower, than for previous generations. Keep in mind, this is for the most famous, collectible estates, which represent only a small fraction of all Bordeaux wine produced.
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