
Best of Bordeaux
Everyday gems to fine wines, and a host of great new wines, delivering quality and value across all price points.
The world’s most famous wine region, Bordeaux is home to lauded châteaux, unsung heroes offering fantastic value, and all points in between. Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Julien and Saint-Estèphe on the left bank are cabernet sauvignon dominant and well structured, while the right bank’s Saint-Emilion and Pomerol favour softer, richer merlot.
The best of Bordeaux

Backing Bordeaux
Many Bordeaux wineries are struggling— support their resilience and enjoy the quality of their wines here.
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Bordeaux Own-Label
Bordeaux own-label wines are the cornerstone of our range, offering quality and unrivalled value, with all prices held.
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Famous Bordeaux Names
Discover our selection of Bordeaux wines from renowned names and iconic places, offering exceptional quality and heritage.
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Bordeaux Anyday Drinking
Affordable and delicious! Our selection of great-value Bordeaux wines proves quality doesn’t have to break the bank.
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Communing with Claret
Explore Bordeaux’s diverse communes with our handpicked selection, showcasing the unique character of each region.
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Bordeaux 2021 Vintage
Bordeaux wines from the 2021 vintage showcase elegance, freshness, and regional character, from a promising, forward year.
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Château Thieuley Rouge, Bordeaux 2019
The Society's Reserve Claret Cotes de Bordeaux 2021
Château de la Grave ‘Caractère', Côtes de Bourg 2020
Château Bel Air Perponcher Rouge Réserve, Bordeaux 2020
Chateau Pierbone Vertical Case
Château Camarsan, Bordeaux 2022
Château Lamothe Saint Germain, Bordeaux 2022
The Wine Society's Generation Series Haut-Médoc 2019
The Society's Claret 2023
Château Virevalois, Bordeaux 2022
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An introduction to Bordeaux
Tim Sykes, buyer for Bordeaux gives a quick introduction to wines of the region.
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My name is Tim Sykes. I'm the Bordeaux buyer for The Wine Society.
Bordeaux is France's largest wine growing region. It's based in the South-West of France. It's quite close to the Atlantic and the climate is a maritime climate which is ideally suited for growing grapes. Bordeaux has a very wide range of styles of wine, from red wines, it’s mainly red and you get medium to full-bodied wines. You also get dry white wines. You get delicious sweet wines from Sauternes. And there's even a bit of sparkling and rosé produced in the area. But it's predominantly a red wine area, and Bordeaux is often known as claret in Britain. Claret is synonymous with red Bordeaux.
The grape varieties in Bordeaux are several. For red wines, the two main varieties are merlot and cabernet sauvignon, and, depending where the wines are grown, you get different proportions of both those varieties. Under £10, merlot is the predominant grape variety, sometimes with an addition of either cabernet sauvignon or the other cabernet, cabernet franc. Merlot tends to produce nice, plush, rounded, soft wines. Above £10, you get the more serious wines and you tend to get wines that are aged in oak barrels.
For white wines, the two main varieties are sauvignon and semillon. Sometimes they are separately bottled, sometimes they are blended together.
Bordeaux is split into two main regions and, depending which region the wine comes from, you'll get different proportions of varieties. On the left bank of Bordeaux, in regions like the Médoc, you tend to get predominantly cabernet sauvignon grown, so the wines have a little bit more structure and a bit more grip. And on the right bank, you tend to get merlot-dominant wines, and those are softer and rounder and generally a little bit more easy drinking.
Well, I hope this has whetted your appetite for Bordeaux. If you're interested to learn more, you can consult our Bordeaux regional guide, which is on our website, and if you are new to Bordeaux, a good starting point might be The Wine Society's Claret and The Wine Society's Bordeaux Sauvignon, which are typical examples of their type and will give you a good first impression of Bordeaux.
And then if you want to spend a little bit more money and become a little bit more adventurous, then try our Exhibition range, where we have several reds and a lovely Sauternes as well.