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A Merlot-rich third growth from Margaux, known for its velvet texture and quiet power on the Gironde's gravel banks

The rosé expression of Cristal — Louis Roederer's grand cru Pinot Noir, gently infused and raised on the chalk of Champagne

Louis Roederer's prestige cuvée in its clear flint bottle — Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the house's own grand cru vineyards

Cabernet-led Saint-Emilion grown on gravel soils — Figeac's singular voice in Merlot's heartland

Cabernet-led Saint-Emilion grown on gravel soils — Figeac's singular voice in Merlot's heartland

Merlot and Cabernet Franc from the limestone plateau of Saint-Emilion, ranked Premier Grand Cru Classe B

Premier Cru Classé from Pauillac — a Cabernet Sauvignon-led claret of finesse from the Rothschild family estate

The rosé face of Dom Perignon: Pinot Noir colour and vinous depth over the house's taut, vintage-only Champagne style

Beaucastel's Mourvèdre-led tribute cuvée to Jacques Perrin, made from old vines in Chateauneuf-du-Pape

A Merlot-rich third growth from Margaux, known for its velvet texture and quiet power on the Gironde's gravel banks

A Cru Classe red from La Mission Haut-Brion's gravel terroir in Pessac-Leognan, on the edge of the city of Bordeaux

Moët & Chandon's prestige cuvée, made only in declared vintage years from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Cabernet-led Saint-Emilion grown on gravel soils — Figeac's singular voice in Merlot's heartland

Cabernet-led Saint-Emilion grown on gravel soils — Figeac's singular voice in Merlot's heartland

Saint-Estephe's exotic Second Growth — Cabernet-led power and spice from the pagoda-topped estate on the Pauillac boundary

Biodynamically farmed Pinot Noir from the Musigny grand cru on Burgundy's Côte de Nuits

Grand cru Pinot Noir from the walled Clos des Lambrays in Morey-Saint-Denis, held almost entirely by a single estate

Saint-Émilion's Premier Grand Cru Classé A, where Cabernet Franc and Merlot meet on gravel and clay at the Pomerol border

Saint-Émilion's Premier Grand Cru Classé A, where Cabernet Franc and Merlot meet on gravel and clay at the Pomerol border

Beaucastel's Mourvèdre-led tribute cuvée to Jacques Perrin, made from old vines in Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier from chalk soils — WineFortune tracks 30 sparkling wines across 17 Champagne producers

Pinot Noir from Le Clos du Roi on the hill of Corton, a charity cuvée from Burgundy's historic Hospices de Beaune

Pauillac's biodynamic pioneer — a Cabernet Sauvignon-led classed growth farmed by horse on deep Médoc gravel

Saint-Émilion's original garage wine, risen to Premier Grand Cru Classé B — a Merlot-led red of remarkable concentration

Pauillac's biodynamic pioneer — a Cabernet Sauvignon-led classed growth farmed by horse on deep Médoc gravel

Pauillac's biodynamic pioneer — a Cabernet Sauvignon-led classed growth farmed by horse on deep Médoc gravel

Merlot-led Grand Cru Classé from Saint-Émilion's clay-limestone slopes, made in a rich, deeply concentrated modern style

Cabernet Franc-led Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé B, farmed biodynamically at the foot of the limestone côte

A limestone hillside estate above Saint-Émilion, Premier Grand Cru Classé A, where Cabernet Franc shapes the blend

Biodynamically farmed Pinot Noir from the Trapet family's parcels in Chambertin, the grand cru heart of Gevrey

Premier Cru Classe from the deep gravel of Pessac-Leognan — smoky, savoury Cabernet and Merlot in the Graves tradition

Pauillac first growth from the Rothschild estate, Cabernet Sauvignon-led, each vintage crowned by a label from a different artist

Faiveley's white grand cru from Batard-Montrachet — powerful, mineral Chardonnay from the heart of the Côte de Beaune

Silk, violets and Merlot-led depth from a historic estate on the clay and gravel of the Pomerol plateau

Second-growth Saint-Estephe from gravel slopes above the Gironde estuary, a Cabernet-led classic built to age for decades

Second-growth Saint-Estephe from gravel slopes above the Gironde estuary, a Cabernet-led classic built to age for decades

A Cru Classé white from Pessac-Leognan — Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon grown on the deep gravels of Domaine de Chevalier

Botrytised Sémillon from a Premier Cru Classé estate in Sauternes — golden, honeyed and built for decades in the cellar

Botrytised Sémillon from a Premier Cru Classé estate in Sauternes — golden, honeyed and built for decades in the cellar

Merlot from the blue clay of Pomerol's plateau — the single wine of one of Bordeaux's most storied estates

Grand cru Pinot Noir from Musigny, made by the Meursault-based Domaine Jacques Prieur in the Côte de Nuits

The second wine of Latour — Pauillac cabernet sauvignon shaped by the same estate discipline as the grand vin

Second-growth Saint-Julien from the walled Grand Clos, a Cabernet Sauvignon-led red built for long cellaring

Saint-Émilion's original garage wine, risen to Premier Grand Cru Classé B — a Merlot-led red of remarkable concentration

A Cru Classé white from Pessac-Leognan — Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon grown on the deep gravels of Domaine de Chevalier

Bollinger's vintage flagship — Pinot Noir-led champagne, barrel-fermented and aged long on its lees under natural cork

Bordeaux on WineFortune: 91 wines from 77 producers, index median 151 € per 75 cl bottle

A third-growth Saint-Julien of cassis, cedar and quiet polish, from one of the Médoc's grand single estates

A second-growth Margaux of Cabernet-led structure and violet perfume, from one of the appellation's historic classed estates

Moët & Chandon's prestige cuvée, made only in declared vintage years from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Barrel-fermented white from the gravel of Pessac-Leognan, where Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon meet at a historic Graves estate

A Delon family Pomerol led by Merlot, with Cabernet Franc adding lift to its plush, clay-grown depth

Second wine of Leoville de Las Cases — Saint-Julien's Cabernet-led depth in a supple, earlier-drinking style

Cabernet-led claret from a classed-growth Pauillac estate — graphite, cassis and quiet structure in the appellation's classical style

A blanc de blancs from a single grand cru village, made from Chardonnay alone and released only in select vintages

Leflaive's biodynamic Chardonnay from the steep Chevalier-Montrachet grand cru above Puligny — white Burgundy at its most precise

Leflaive's biodynamic Chardonnay from the steep Chevalier-Montrachet grand cru above Puligny — white Burgundy at its most precise

Grower champagne at full power — Egly-Ouriet's vintage grand cru, Pinot Noir from old Ambonnay vines aged long on the lees

Blanc de noirs Champagne from ungrafted, pre-phylloxera Pinot Noir vines in Bollinger's walled plots at Aÿ

Grand cru Pinot Noir from Griotte-Chambertin, the cherry-named climat of Gevrey-Chambertin, crafted by Claude Dugat

A walled monopole grand cru in Morey-Saint-Denis — one vineyard, one estate, pure Pinot Noir from the Côte de Nuits

Old-vine Pinot Noir from the heart of Musigny, the grand cru at the core of Comte Georges de Vogue's Burgundy estate

Grand cru chardonnay from Montrachet's limestone slope, rendered in Vincent Girardin's precise, mineral white-Burgundy style

A blanc de blancs from a single grand cru village, made from Chardonnay alone and released only in select vintages

Old-vine Pinot Noir from the heart of Musigny, the grand cru at the core of Comte Georges de Vogue's Burgundy estate

Premier Cru Classé from Pauillac — a Cabernet Sauvignon-led claret of finesse from the Rothschild family estate

Pauillac first growth from the Rothschild estate, Cabernet Sauvignon-led, each vintage crowned by a label from a different artist

First Growth grace from the estate that gives Margaux its name — perfume, silk and Cabernet-led finesse from the Médoc's gravel banks

Pauillac first growth from the Rothschild estate, Cabernet Sauvignon-led, each vintage crowned by a label from a different artist

Saint-Émilion's Premier Grand Cru Classé A, where Cabernet Franc and Merlot meet on gravel and clay at the Pomerol border

A walled monopole grand cru in Morey-Saint-Denis — one vineyard, one estate, pure Pinot Noir from the Côte de Nuits

Premier Cru Classé from Pauillac — a Cabernet Sauvignon-led claret of finesse from the Rothschild family estate

Biodynamically farmed grand cru Pinot Noir from Trapet Pere et Fils, drawn from the Chapelle-Chambertin climat in Gevrey-Chambertin

Grand cru Pinot Noir from Bonnes Mares by Comte Georges de Vogue — depth and structure beneath Chambolle's characteristic finesse

Guigal's single-vineyard Cote Rotie from the steep La Landonne slope — pure Syrah, dark, savoury and made for long cellaring

The rosé expression of Cristal — Louis Roederer's grand cru Pinot Noir, gently infused and raised on the chalk of Champagne

Grand cru Pinot Noir from the walled Clos des Lambrays in Morey-Saint-Denis, held almost entirely by a single estate

Dom Pérignon's second plénitude — the same vintage held back on its lees for long extra years, released deeper and more intense

Old-vine Pinot Noir from the chalk of Les Crayères in Ambonnay — Egly-Ouriet's grower grand cru blanc de noirs

Faiveley's flagship grand cru — pinot noir of depth and grace from the historic Clos de Bèze in Gevrey-Chambertin

Saint-Émilion's Premier Grand Cru Classé A, where Cabernet Franc and Merlot meet on gravel and clay at the Pomerol border

Premier Cru Classé from Pauillac — a Cabernet Sauvignon-led claret of finesse from the Rothschild family estate

Pauillac first growth from the Rothschild estate, Cabernet Sauvignon-led, each vintage crowned by a label from a different artist

First Growth grace from the estate that gives Margaux its name — perfume, silk and Cabernet-led finesse from the Médoc's gravel banks

Single-parcel blanc de noirs from Cedric Bouchard — one plot of Pinot Noir, one vintage, in the spare Roses de Jeanne style

Stephane Ogier's single-parcel Cote Rotie — pure Syrah from steep schist terraces of the northern Rhone

Premier Cru Classe from the deep gravel of Pessac-Leognan — smoky, savoury Cabernet and Merlot in the Graves tradition

Guigal's single-vineyard Cote Rotie from the steep La Landonne slope — pure Syrah, dark, savoury and made for long cellaring

Syrah co-fermented with Viognier on the Cote Blonde — E. Guigal's silken single-vineyard Cote Rotie

Guigal's single-vineyard Côte-Rôtie from the Côte Brune, Syrah kissed with Viognier and long-aged in new oak

Pauillac first growth from the Rothschild estate, Cabernet Sauvignon-led, each vintage crowned by a label from a different artist

Biodynamic Grand Cru Pinot Noir from Trapet's parcel in Latricieres-Chambertin, on Gevrey-Chambertin's cool southern flank

Old-vine Merlot and Cabernet Franc from a small vineyard beside the church at the heart of Pomerol's plateau

Cabernet-led Saint-Emilion grown on gravel soils — Figeac's singular voice in Merlot's heartland

Perrier Jouet's all-Chardonnay prestige cuvée from grand cru vines, presented in the house's flower-painted Belle Epoque bottle

Faiveley's Pinot Noir from the historic walled vineyard of Clos de Vougeot — a grand cru of firm structure and quiet depth

Second-growth Saint-Julien from the walled Grand Clos, a Cabernet Sauvignon-led red built for long cellaring

A Grand Cru Pinot Noir from the cool southern edge of the Chambertin slope, made by the long-established Burgundian house Faiveley

Silk, violets and Merlot-led depth from a historic estate on the clay and gravel of the Pomerol plateau

Laurent Ponsot's cedar-named Pinot Noir from the historic walled vineyard of Clos de Vougeot, a Burgundy grand cru

The lone white of Château Margaux — pure Sauvignon Blanc from Bordeaux, aromatic, taut and built to age

Pinot Noir from Le Clos du Roi on the hill of Corton — an Hospices de Beaune cuvée raised by Domaine Faiveley

A Merlot-rich third growth from Margaux, known for its velvet texture and quiet power on the Gironde's gravel banks

Faiveley's Pinot Noir from En Orveaux, a high, wood-fringed lieu-dit within Echezeaux Grand Cru above Vosne-Romanée

Louis Roederer's prestige cuvée in its clear flint bottle — Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the house's own grand cru vineyards

Barrel-fermented white from the gravel of Pessac-Leognan, where Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon meet at a historic Graves estate

A historic estate on the Pomerol plateau where Merlot and Cabernet Franc meet in a red of quiet, patrician depth

Second Growth Saint-Julien raised on deep Gironde gravels — Cabernet-led claret of polished, cedar-scented depth

Chardonnay from the grand cru hill of Corton-Charlemagne, bottled by Laurent Ponsot under his flower-named Cuvée Kalimeris

Second-growth Saint-Julien from the walled Grand Clos, a Cabernet Sauvignon-led red built for long cellaring

A charity-auction cuvée of Pinot Noir from Les Saints-Georges, the premier cru at the heart of Nuits-Saint-Georges

Saint-Estephe's exotic Second Growth — Cabernet-led power and spice from the pagoda-topped estate on the Pauillac boundary

A Cru Classe red from La Mission Haut-Brion's gravel terroir in Pessac-Leognan, on the edge of the city of Bordeaux

Cabernet-led Saint-Emilion grown on gravel soils — Figeac's singular voice in Merlot's heartland

The Comtesse of Pauillac — a second growth prized for its silken, Merlot-kissed elegance beside the Gironde

A Cru Classe red from La Mission Haut-Brion's gravel terroir in Pessac-Leognan, on the edge of the city of Bordeaux

Second Growth Pauillac led by Cabernet Sauvignon, grown on deep gravel above the Gironde

The second wine of Lafite Rothschild — Pauillac cabernet sauvignon and merlot raised in the same cellars as the grand vin

Merlot and Cabernet Franc from Pomerol's clay and gravel plateau — plush, deep and quietly powerful

The second wine of Château Margaux — a Cabernet Sauvignon-led red grown on the estate's own gravel soils in Margaux

Velvet-textured Merlot from the clay soils of the Pomerol plateau, made in a lush, deeply perfumed style

Second-growth Saint-Estephe from gravel slopes above the Gironde estuary, a Cabernet-led classic built to age for decades

Merlot and Cabernet Franc from Pomerol's clay and gravel plateau — plush, deep and quietly powerful

Moët & Chandon's prestige cuvée, made only in declared vintage years from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Louis Roederer's prestige cuvée in its clear flint bottle — Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the house's own grand cru vineyards

Cru Classé red from the gravel slopes of Pessac-Léognan, a Cabernet Sauvignon-led Graves classic of quiet, silky depth

Moët & Chandon's prestige cuvée, made only in declared vintage years from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Merlot and Cabernet Franc from the limestone plateau of Saint-Emilion, ranked Premier Grand Cru Classe B

Cabernet Franc-led Premier Grand Cru Classé B from a small historic estate on Saint-Emilion's limestone plateau

Palmer's Margaux in a suppler key — a Merlot-led blend, perfumed, silky and approachable in its youth

Golden botrytised Sauternes from a Premier Cru Classé estate, Sémillon-led and honeyed from the noble-rot slopes of Bommes

Merlot-led Premier Grand Cru Classe B from the limestone plateau of Saint-Emilion, home estate of the Becot family

Cabernet Franc-led Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé B, farmed biodynamically at the foot of the limestone côte

Laurent Perrier's prestige cuvée, blending several exceptional Champagne vintages into one wine of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Cru Classé red from the deep gravels of Léognan, where Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot meet the quiet precision of Domaine de Chevalier

A walled vineyard inside the city of Bordeaux, where Cabernet Franc leads an aromatic, whole-bunch Pessac-Leognan red

Pure Sémillon from Barsac's limestone plateau — a Premier Cru Classé sweet white shaped by noble rot

Pure Sémillon from Barsac's limestone plateau — a Premier Cru Classé sweet white shaped by noble rot

A Cabernet Sauvignon-led fifth growth from the hamlet of Bages, dense and structured Pauillac in the classic mould

Taittinger's prestige cuvée — pure Chardonnay from grand cru Côte des Blancs, aged in the chalk cellars of Reims

Merlot-led intensity from a tiny clay-limestone plot on the Saint-Émilion plateau, ranked Premier Grand Cru Classé B

Jaboulet's flagship Syrah from the granite hill of Hermitage, named after the small chapel that crowns its vines

Barrel-fermented white from the gravel of Pessac-Leognan, where Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon meet at a historic Graves estate

A charity-auction cuvée of Pinot Noir from Les Saints-Georges, the premier cru at the heart of Nuits-Saint-Georges

Merlot and Cabernet Franc from the limestone plateau of Saint-Emilion, a Premier Grand Cru Classé B in the Moueix family's hands

Pauillac's biodynamic pioneer — a Cabernet Sauvignon-led classed growth farmed by horse on deep Médoc gravel

Stephane Ogier's single-vineyard Syrah from the schist slopes of La Viallière, a savoury, floral face of Cote Rotie

A charity-auction cuvée of Pinot Noir from Les Saints-Georges, the premier cru at the heart of Nuits-Saint-Georges

A Saint-Julien Second Growth of deep Cabernet character, from the Leoville estate on the Gironde's left bank

A second-growth Margaux of Cabernet-led structure and violet perfume, from one of the appellation's historic classed estates

Cru Classe red from the gravel of Pessac-Leognan, where Smith Haut Lafitte layers Cabernet depth over Graves finesse

A Fourth Growth Saint-Julien, Cabernet-led and fragrant, true to Branaire-Ducru's fresh, polished house style

Fifth-growth Pauillac from the Baron Philippe de Rothschild stable — a Cabernet-led claret of classic Médoc structure

A Cru Classé white from Pessac-Leognan — Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon grown on the deep gravels of Domaine de Chevalier

Bollinger's vintage flagship — Pinot Noir-led champagne, barrel-fermented and aged long on its lees under natural cork

A Hospices de Nuits charity cuvée from Les Saints-Georges, Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru, raised in barrel by Hubert Lignier

Merlot-led Pomerol from deep clay on the plateau's northern edge — Château Le Gay's dark, velvety right-bank red

Merlot-led grand vin from the limestone plateau of Saint-Émilion, ranked Premier Grand Cru Classé B

Cabernet-led Pauillac from the deep gravels of the Grand Puy plateau, a classed fifth growth of the Médoc

A papal-rooted Cru Classé of Pessac-Leognan, a dense, graphite-edged red from one of Bordeaux's oldest vineyards

Cabernet Franc-led Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé B, farmed biodynamically at the foot of the limestone côte

Rothschild-owned fifth growth on Pauillac's gravel, a Cabernet Sauvignon-led claret of classical Médoc structure

Cabernet Franc-led Premier Grand Cru Classé B from a small historic estate on Saint-Emilion's limestone plateau

Golden botrytised Sauternes from a Premier Cru Classé estate, Sémillon-led and honeyed from the noble-rot slopes of Bommes

Botrytised Sémillon from a Premier Cru Classé estate in Sauternes — golden, honeyed and built for decades in the cellar

Pauillac's biodynamic pioneer — a Cabernet Sauvignon-led classed growth farmed by horse on deep Médoc gravel

A Fourth Growth Saint-Julien, Cabernet-led and fragrant, true to Branaire-Ducru's fresh, polished house style

The second wine of Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande — a Cabernet-led Pauillac drawn from the estate's own vineyards

Pinot Noir from the Les Cents Vignes climat on the slopes above Beaune — a Premier Cru red from Domaine Jessiaume

Pinot Noir from the Les Cents Vignes climat on the slopes above Beaune — a Premier Cru red from Domaine Jessiaume

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Côte d'Or and beyond — 54 wines tracked, WineFortune index median €330.33 per 75 cl

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Côte d'Or and beyond — 54 wines tracked, WineFortune index median €330.33 per 75 cl

Botrytised Sémillon from a Premier Cru Classé estate in Sauternes — golden, honeyed and built for decades in the cellar

A Merlot-led Saint-Emilion Grand Cru from south-facing hillside vines, the Jackson family's foothold on Bordeaux's Right Bank