How Do You Feel About Bordeaux?
Do you drink much Bordeaux? Why, why not?
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A leading French Bordeaux negociant is moving to step into a vacuum at the top of the Bordeaux market in the United States.
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Points. Prices. There you have the all-important details in the cynic’s view of the discussion about Bordeaux 2009! Only, it’s not so cynical according to Mike Steinberger’s posting from yesterday on Slate . While he admits he really likes some Bordeaux, he finds the charm and character of the smaller scale vineyards of Burgundy...
One of the 2009 wines that generated favorable comments at last week’s en primeur tastings in Bordeaux was Pontet-Canet in Pauillac. Over on Twitter, there was some confusion about the status of their Biodynamic certification. So I asked Alfred Tesseron who sent in a clarifying response that follows after the jump. Given that Pontet-Canet...
SIPPED: headline writing “Baboons give Chardonnay a thumbs up,” was a recent headline on timeslive.co.za . Nice. How many baboon thumbs up could catch on as a new, powerful wine evaluation method. (See our previous baboon coverage .) SIPPED: market disarray “Bordeaux” and “discount” rarely appear in the same sentence....
Eric Asimov clarifies what he was, and wasn’t, saying about Bordeaux in his recent column.
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Over the past month, critics and wine trade buyers have been on the ground in Bordeaux, tasting the 2009 vintage before they go on pre-sale (as “futures”) in the coming months. Even though the wines, now in barrel, have yet to finish their aging and the blend will likely be adjusted between now and bottling, the outsiders flocked in...
Robert Parker posted his reviews of Bordeaux 2009 yesterday on his subscription web site. In an article entitled “Once Upon a Time (1899, 1929, 1949, 1959, 2009),” he lavished praise on the vintage, particularly the cabernet blends of the left bank, and on many wines individually: 21 wines received scores of potentially 100 points....
SIPPED: tranche The wine word of the moment is “tranche.” The final dash of pricing the Bordeaux 2009 futures has concluded with a clap of thunder: controversial Cos d’Estournel at $3,600 a case, ditto for Leoville Las Cases, La Mission Haut Brion at $10,000 a case, and Lafite at about $15,000–if you can find it. And that’s...
Happy Independence Day! Some of our regular readers may be expecting a post on best practices for 4th of July dining. Perhaps a suggestion or two regarding the meat cuts to choose. Or better yet, vegetable alternatives. A listing of sides that are calorie bombs and salads that are full of fats. Not to mention the All-American desserts and the...
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carte_om (Carte OM) : [via football365.fr] Bordeaux/Tigana : Inculquer cette gagne: Pour Jean Tigana, les Girondins de Bordeaux n'abor... http://bit.ly/cdsEfH.. Updated : 2010-07-31T09:17:40Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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Foot01_com (Foot01) : Bordeaux sur une ppite serbe au mercato ?:
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TeleProTour (Marie HALLIER) : RT @newbordeaux: Interesting piece on the Bordeaux trams http://www.guardian.co.uk/edinburgh/2010/jul/30/edinburgh-trams-bordeaux-city.. Updated : 2010-07-31T09:16:35Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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