There are “Bordeaux blends” made in many different countries. In South Africa, for instance, Giorgio Dalla Cia made the first one in 1980. It was a bit of a revolution. It was one of the first steps towards premium wines. But the origin and soul of the Bordeaux blend is of course in Bordeaux.
However, in Bordeaux the “blend” can be a little bit of anything. In Medoc it is usually, but not always, dominated by cabernet sauvignon, with the addition of merlot and cabernet franc.
On the Right Bank (e.g. Saint Emilion and Pomerol) merlot dominates. Although in practice it can actually be any variant of the permitted grapes. Sometimes it is 100% cabernet franc. It is extra exciting to explore all this when in Bordeaux.
On the tour to Bordeaux you get to experience both cabernet-dominated and merlot-dominated, and much, much more. Bordeaux is a whole world of wine experiences.
Come and discover French wine and food in Bordeaux on this luxurious wine tour with BKWine, one of the world’s leading wine tour operators (*).
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(*) And the only one who has authored 13 award-winning wine books, one of which is on Bordeaux wines.
We can add that we have also written an award-winning book about Bordeaux.
