Home to Bordeaux's classified growths, the Médoc's deep gravel croupes and estuary-moderated climate produce structured, age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon.

Low gravel croupes beside the Gironde Estuary create a mild, well-drained landscape for long, Cabernet-led red-wine ripening.

A limestone plateau, clay slopes and Dordogne-facing valleys give Merlot a varied Right Bank home of supple, structured reds.

Clay-rich gravel and iron-bearing subsoils across a compact plateau produce Merlot-led reds of generous texture and depth.

Garonne-built gravel terraces and forest-sheltered rainfall support both structured red blends and dry Sauvignon-Sémillon whites.

Urban-edge gravel croupes just south of Bordeaux city produce structured Cabernet-Merlot reds and dry white blends.

Ciron fog meeting Garonne warmth creates the alternating humidity and drying that concentrates Sémillon into botrytised sweet wine.

A rolling clay-limestone plateau between two tidal rivers supports both dry white blends and increasingly distinctive reds.