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Second wines: when the same cellar is a bargain and when it is not
The pitch writes itself. Here is Carruades de Lafite, made by the same team, in...
Read moreBordeaux to drink now and Bordeaux to keep are different buys
Buying Bordeaux to drink and buying Bordeaux to keep are two different activities. They use...
Read moreWhat decanting actually does, and when it makes wine worse
A waiter takes your bottle away, pours it into a glass vessel with some ceremony,...
Read moreCru Bourgeois is where the value sits in Bordeaux
Cru Bourgeois sits on a label like a consolation prize, and that is roughly how...
Read moreHow gravel and clay separate the four Medoc communes
Margaux, Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estephe. Four names on four labels at roughly the same money, and...
Read moreLeft Bank and Right Bank Bordeaux: the soil decides the grape
Left Bank is Cabernet Sauvignon, Right Bank is Merlot. Every wine list repeats it, every...
Read moreThe 1855 Bordeaux classification is a price list, not a ranking
One shelf, two Bordeaux at roughly the same money. The label on the left carries...
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