They have all the assets that result from the combination of charm, balance, strength and an incredible impression of freshness, finesse and length.”For the Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur, we had fun creating blends that emphasize the fruit. Stéphane, a winemaker, told us:...
Bordeaux was growing rapidly in popularity, and using them as an influence helped these wines—eventually dubbed “Super Tuscans”—gain international interest, explains Wine Enthusiast Tasting DirectorAnna-Christina Cabrales.
aUnlike all of our other export markets where white wines styles dominate the New Zealand category, in China it is our red wines and more specifically our merlot dominant blends from my home province, Hawkes Bay, that are finding a place in this rapidly maturing market. 不同于所有我们的其他...
Bordeaux Blend “Bordeaux Blends” reference the red blends from Bordeaux, France. (After all, 95% of the grapes planted in the Bordeaux region are red). The top five varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot. Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon adds b...
and sparkling wines. Don’t hold back. A good holiday meal can support a bold syrah as much as a lighter zinfandel or pinot noir. The wines will be evaluated alongside an assortment of traditional holiday foods like roasted turkey, prime rib, all the fixings, appetizers, and traditional dess...
Bordeaux wines Bordeaux Aquitaine Bordeaux , Gironde Dordogne appellation contrôlée Médoc Graves Saint Emilion Médoc Saint Emilion grand cru cru bourgeois Tip:2009 Médoc wines Bordeaux Other areas of south-west France Bourgogne (Burgundy)
The Burgundy bottle is mostly used for Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah and Rhône blends as well as the more elegant styles of Tempranillo from Spain. The Bordeaux bottle tends to be used for everything else, whether white or red, and frequently houses more boldly structured wines. There are...
Malbec – in France, it’s grown mostly in Cahors in SW France and is often used in blends Malbec’s one of the 6 grapes permitted in red Bordeaux – Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Carmenere are the other five. ...
Even then, the Almaden case was dwarfed by a French scandal in which 2 million cases of cheap red wine were passed off as the most expensive Bordeaux. The more recent California disgrace was set in motion by severe 1987-88 shortages of certain grapes--especially zinfandel, cabernet and chardo...
Jean Michel Laporte “I remember wines fromShaferand Palhmeyer. But I miss a little bit of freshness on Merlot out of Bordeaux. Its high need for maturity has to be balanced by the climate. California is often a bit too warm for it. I have really liked some of the Super Tuscans from...