Red Bordeaux

Pronounced bore-DOUGH. A regional red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France. Bordeaux is also a major city in France. There are only six grape varietals allowed in the production of Red Bordeaux. Those six are: 
# Cabernet Franc
# Cabernet Sauvignon
# Carmener (virtually extinct in the Bordeaux region)
# Malbec
# Merlot, and 
# Petit Verdot. 
The Bordeaux is the largest region of wine growing in the world. There are 6 major appellations of the Bordeaux region: 
# Barsac
# Graves
# Medoc
# Pomerol
# St. Emilion, and 
# Sauternes. 
Wines that are labeled “Bordeaux” are inferior to those labeled with an appellation.
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