Bordeaux is the largest fine-wine producing region on the planet and produces around 700m bottles of wine from its 120,000 hectares, says Leslie Williams.

This week I’m taking a snapshot of the Languedoc-Roussillon, easily the most unwieldy wine region in France and arguably the world.

I want to begin this week by offering my congratulations to Lynne Coyle MW, wine buyer at O’Briens wines.

WHEN we think of Bordeaux wine we think of quality and the famous châteaux.