Bordeaux In Figures

Wine is the 2nd most important export for the Aquitaine region (after aeronautics), contributing 11% of the value of exported goods at 1.429 billion euros in 2007. It is the third most important value earner for French wine exports after Champagne and Cognac.

 
Bordeaux has 57 appellations (54 after the Cotes de Bordeaux becomes official), with a total production area of 120,200 hectares in 2007.
 
This is broken down into:
46.5% Bordeaux red, rose and Bdx Superieur
15% Cotes
17% Medoc and Graves
10.5% St Emilion/Pomerol/Fronsac
8% Dry whites
3% Sweet whites
 
Production Per Appellation
Bordeaux 2.085Mhl in 2007

Bordeaux Superieur 234,431hl in 2007

Medoc – 239,642hl in 2007

Listrac – 28,802hl in 2007

Saint Estephe – 56,505hl in 2007

Pauillac – 55,410hl in 2007

Haut Medoc – 213,893hl in 2007

Margaux – 71,360hl in 2007

Moulis – 30,277hl in 2007

Saint Julien – 43,588hl in 2007

Red Graves – 119, 813hl in 2007

Red Pessac Leognan – 60,381

Saint Emilion Grand Cru – 166,642hl in 2007

Saint Emilion – 87,499hl in 2007

Pomerol – 34,850hl in 2007

Fronsac – 37,352hl in 2007

Premieres Cotes de Blaye – 322,237hl in 2007

Bordeaux Blanc – 311,832hl in 2007

Entre deux Mers – 73,215hl in 2007

 
It is France's largest wine growing area (just over 10 x the size of Alsace, just under 5 x the size of Burgundy and 1.5 times bigger than its closest in size, the Rhone Valley).
 
Top 10 grape varieties planted in Bordeaux (in order, 2006 figures) 

Merlot (69,138 hectares in 2006)

Cabernet Sauvignon (28,347 hectares in 2006)

Cabernet Franc (13,218 hectares in 2006)

Semillon (7,728 hectares in 2006)

Sauvignon Blanc (5,064 hectares in 2006)

Malbec (974 hectares in 2006)

Muscadelle (929 hectares in 2006)

Petit Verdot (479 hectares in 2006)

Ugni Blanc (335 hectares in 2006)

Colombard (127 hectares in 2006)

This breaks down into (these figures are for 2007):
Red Grape Plantings:
62% Merlot
25% Cabernet Sauvignon
12% Cabernet Franc
1% Other reds (other allowable reds are malbec, carmanere and petit verdot)
 
White Grape Plantings:

54% Semillon
36% Sauvignon
7% Muscadelle
3% Other whites (other allowable whites are ugni blanc, colombard and folle blanche) 
 
In 2007, Bordeaux grew 1.5% of the world's vines.
 
Bordeaux sells 67% of its production in France, and 33% to export (2006-2007).

In the past 20 years, the number of winegrowers has halved, from 20,000 in 1987 to 9,500 in 2007. At the average size of estate has increased, from 5 hectaresin 1987 to almost 13 hectares in 2007.
 
There are 43 wine cooperatives across the Gironde
 
70% of Bordeaux production is sold via the 300-400 wine merchants, or negociants.
 
In 2007, 93 brokers, or courtiers, dealt with 80.5% of sales to merchants.