Report from - Discover Bordeaux ... January 25, 2011
03 Feb 2011- Details
- Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
Bordeaux. Bordeaux. It's off to taste we go (prolonged whistling)
Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Bordeaux ...
I doubt the seven dwarves ever did a lot of wine tasting, but in a room with so much of the stuff it seemed like work instead of pleasure to taste them all - until you got right into it and then the pleasure was in the following wines ...
First, a quick note about the tasting: this was a Vintages presentation of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux, which was established in 1973 and united 132 chateaux across seven appellations in France. "Member estates represent over 5000 hectares of some of the best vineyards in Bordeaux, employing 10,000 workers annually. Annual production is in excess of 230,000 hectoliters, with a total sales value of 3000 million Euros" ($415 million CAD). There were approximately 100 wines in the room, here were the stars (and how they broke down, with selected notes):
(To see the wines tasted and their scores click here)
