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The Bordeaux wine market in France
The Bordeaux wine market in France is the market for winegrowing in the French department of Gironde (33), located in the southwest of France. This department is internationally renowned for its wines, which are among the most famous in the world.
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The Bordeaux wine market in France is the market for winegrowing in the French department of Gironde (33), located in the southwest of France. This department is internationally renowned for its wines, which are among the most famous in the world.
In 2022, red wines accounted for over 85% of the region's total production, with white wines accounting for just over 10%. Sweet and syrupy wines, rosés and sparkling wines are rarer but still present.
For red wines, the main grape varieties are Merlot (which accounts for over 60% of total production), Cabernet Sauvignon (25%), Cabernet Franc (11%), followed by Malbec, Carmenère and Petit Verdot. For white wines, the main grape varieties are semillon (53%), sauvignon (38%), muscadelle (6%), colombard and ugni blanc.
There are 48 different Appellations d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC ) on the Bordeaux wine market, distributed between :
The Garonne and Dordogne rivers (9 AOCs)
The Graves region (3 AOCs)
Blayais and Bourgeais (4 AOC)
Libournais (12 AOC)
Médoc (8 AOC)
Bordeaux regional appellations (6 AOC)
Sweet white wines (6 AOC)
Over the period August 2020 to July 2021, the equivalent of around 4.19 million hectolitres of Bordeaux wines would have been sold, or 18 bottles per second worldwide.
In the same year, the French were the leading consumers of Bordeaux wines, purchasing 57% of the product's marketed volumes. After France, the main customers for Bordeaux wines are China, the UK, the USA, Switzerland, Japan, Belgium, Canada and Germany.
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