Bordeaux Supérieur
Many people think that Bordeaux Supérieur is a sub-category of the general Bordeaux appellation
while it is a unique appellation for both white and red wines. The red Bordeaux Supérieurs have a slightly higher alcohol percentage than the standard Bordeaux wines and must be brought up to 12 months in oak barrels so that they come on the market only a year after the harvest. Often, they also come from older vines. Stricter rules apply for Bordeaux Supérieur AOC than for the regular Bordeaux AOC. The permitted yield per hectare is lower: 50 hectoliters per hectare.
The wines are often richer and more complex than regular Bordeauxs and also have a better potential to be preserved. Since a Bordeaux Supérieur can be produced almost in the entire Bordeaux region, there is a lot of difference in quality and origin of the wines. However, Grape33 has found several distinctive chateaux that we have been working with for more than five years and which produce a beautiful fruity red wine year after year. We have also selected a particularly tasty bio-dynamic Bordeaux Supérieur from chateau L’Escart.
In general, most Bordeaux Supérieur wines are red. Due to soil differences and the various grape varieties, the differences between the wines can be quite large.
Other wine regions in Bordeaux
Monbazillac
Lalande de Pomerol
Sauternes
Sauternes and Barsac are two wine regions in the south of the Graves in Bordeaux. Delicious exclusive sweet white wines are produced in these areas. The wines here are made from the Sémillon and Sauvignon blanc with noble rot, caused by the fungus botrytis cinerea.