TERROIR PROFILE
Bordeaux (Stadt & Négoce)
City & négoce — suburban gravel
Bordeaux itself: négoce houses on the Garonne and the last urban estates of the gravel suburbs.
TERROIR PROFILE · Bordeaux
Bordeaux (Stadt & Négoce) City & négoce — suburban gravel
Bordeaux itself: négoce houses on the Garonne and the last urban estates of the gravel suburbs.
☀ Maritime⛰ Slope: gentleMerlotCabernet SauvignonSauvignon Blanc
What is terroir? →SOILS
Gravel / Sandlight, approachable
Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.
CLIMATE · Maritime
Atlantic, urban heat island.
TOPOGRAPHY · gentle
Last gravel croups in Pessac, Talence and Mérignac; merchant houses on the quays.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
négociant blendsurban estatesHaut-Brion next door
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Graves
Bordeaux
94% similar
- Sun (slightly): Bordeaux (Stadt & Négoce) gets less sun → paler colour, more herbal spice (6 vs. 7).
- Dryness (slightly): Bordeaux (Stadt & Négoce) is wetter → juicier, softer, more plushness (5 vs. 6).
Cotnari
Moldavian Hills
94% similar
- Warmth (slightly): Bordeaux (Stadt & Négoce) is warmer → riper fruit, more alcohol, softer acidity (7 vs. 6).
- Sun (slightly): Bordeaux (Stadt & Négoce) gets less sun → paler colour, more herbal spice (6 vs. 7).
Wineries on this terroir
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