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What is the name of the area along the Garonne and Gironde rivers in Bordeaux that is dominated by the Cabernet Sauvignon grape variety, complemented by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot?
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Correct answer is: Rive gauche
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Rive gauche
French term (left bank) for the area to the left of the Garonne river and the Gironde estuary in the Bordeaux region. It includes the AOC areas Graves, Pessac-Léognan and Sauternes (with Barsac), as well as Médoc (Bas-Médoc and Haut-Médoc). The area is equally famous for red wines, white wines and sweet wines.
Here, sandy and stony soils predominate, which are advantageous for certain grape varieties and bring out their potential characteristics particularly concisely and positively. The typical mixture of varieties is called...
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