Bordeaux is the largest fine-wine vineyard on the globe. It is a powerful wine region where complex, age worthy wines are made (we love that). Bordeaux is so complex that it can be challenging to comprehend aka Bordeaux’s are authentic af with lots of personality (we def love that haha). They have over 15,000 growers and dozens of top-class estates plus many other “lesser standing” wine producers and they all produce around 700 million bottles of wine every year. Monumental wines come from here and are some of the priciest wines in the world.

 

80% of the wines produced in Bordeaux are red, today I talk about the other 20%… aka white Bordeaux. I get into the white grape varietals grown in Bordeaux in which a total of 9 grape varietals are grown in this region.  This is why Bordeaux wines are so special, these nine grapes not only proved themselves well suited to Bordeaux’s climate but also have been found to enhance one another when blended which is not the case for all grapes.  Ultimately, this is what makes their practice and philosophy of winemaking different from Burgundy.

 

Today’s white blend consist of the Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes. Tune in now to get the full details on white Bordeaux and see if you are interested in giving it a try for yourself.

 

1:35 - Introduction to today’s wine

2:25 - Most important wine region in France

3:16 - Three important rivers

4:25 - Nine grape varietals grown in Bordeaux

4:42 - White Bordeaux grape varietals

5:55 - Creamy texture + honey notes

7:45 - Bordeaux = blends

8:20 - What makes a Bordeaux special?

12:10 - Visual analysis

12:45 - Olfactory analysis

13:50 - Tasting notes

15:35 - Rating of the wine

 

 

Today’s wine: Chateau Lacaussade Saint-Martin “Vielles Vignes” 2019 $20

 

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