Welcome to Bordeaux
Georgie Hindle, Regional Editor for Bordeaux
Hey Bordeaux lovers, and welcome to this 12 months’s information. To me, one of the fascinating issues concerning the wine world is that it’s a rabbit gap of discovery – the extra you wish to study, the extra there’s to know (and love). In fact, you may cease at ‘I like Bordeaux wines’, or you may dive head first into the main points that form each sip: grape varieties, classic circumstances, fermentation tips, oak ageing and past.
On this complement to our June problem, I dig into two scorching matters: natural winemaking and glossy new cellars. Sounds easy on the floor – natural’s higher for the planet and us, new cellars beat outdated ones, proper? Not fairly.
All of it hinges on soil, model, expertise and the vineyard’s imaginative and prescient – all it’s a must to resolve is what issues most to your palate. Are you searching for vibrant, energetic and racy mineral reds? The plateau of St-Emilion delivers, as Panos Kakaviatos reveals. Craving clarets which can be daring, structured and muscular? The Médoc’s 2016 classic is a knockout, as our panel tasting reveals.
Candy and white wine followers, we’ve received you coated, too, with a variety of kinds to savour. One of the best ways to search out your favorite, although? Go to Bordeaux and style, style, style. There’s a calendar packed filled with open days to find the estates, the wines and the individuals who make them.
Towards a troublesome backdrop for wine proper now – with shifting tendencies and tighter budgets – it’s all the way down to us to assist guarantee Bordeaux’s magic endures. So seize this information, discover, and lift a glass to a unending journey and all the educational alongside the best way…
Take pleasure in!
