The Bordeaux region that produces France’s famous red Bordeaux wines lies in the southern part of western France, on the Atlantic coast. The Gironde Estuary and its two major rivers, the Dordogne and the Garonne, run through the heart of the region.
Almost all of Bordeaux’s great wine estates are near the Gironde or one of its tributaries. The city of Bordeaux, France’s fourth largest city, lies in the center of the region