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Bordeaux has been at the center of fine wine trade since Dutch engineers began dredging waters surrounding the local vineyard acreage over 400 hundred years ago. Claret, the English name for wine of this region, has been enjoyed by none other than King Henry Plantagenet - naturally, after his marriage to Aliénor d'Aquitaine - and in modern times it is often seen on lips of dignitaries of state and magnates of industry. Since before the Revolution, prices for Bordeaux barrels set an index whereby other wines establish their price on the world stage. Such wines were hardy, since they had to travel the seas around Europe, and even to young America. The greatest estates of Bordeaux produce quantities and unrivaled quality to satisfy worldwide trade.
What is it about the world's largest fine wine producing region?
The process of fine cultivation dictates that geography is all important. Bordeaux is near the Atlantic and cut in half by the Dordogne and Garonne rivers. These bodies of water can mitigate temperatures, ensuring that the region's climate is moderate and stable. Europe's biggest forest just to the west of Bordeaux tames the wind and moderates excessive moisture from the sea. The weather in June is variable, but the summer and fall are warm and sunny, with a bit more rainfall and higher temperatures then in Burgundy. Because of this, the winemakers of Bordeaux grow later-ripening grapes, and here Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot are the showcase varietals, with a touch of Malbec to the north. Unlike in Burgundy, where all of the reds are Pinot Noir, Bordeaux is an artistic blend of grape varietals. Because these varietals grow at different rates, a blend affords the winemaker insurance against bad weather that could potentially damage the harvest.
Bordeaux is the benchmark for ageability. Many of its greatest wines are in fact several decades mature when they achieve pinnacle values. We are very pleased to have assembled a representative scale of wines, the finest this region can produce. The following represents handpicked selections by our Specialist team with an eye towards several value points, and from different terroir within the region.
Pétrus--Vintage 1989
Pomerol, cru exceptionnel
Levels: into neck
"The '89 Pétrus at a recent tasting was impossibly massive wine. Somewhat closed on the nose, there were suggestions of ripe black fruit, earth, animal notes, chocolate, pepper, and mint. On the palate the wine was very full-bodied, tannic, rich, and firmly textured, with great length and an imposing but finally hugely impressive demeanor. Wow! It will be years, though, until this shows its full potential." CC, At the 2010 Rare! Tasting in Detroit, August 2010
3 bottles per lot
Bordeaux has been at the center of fine wine trade since Dutch engineers began dredging waters surrounding the local vineyard acreage over 400 hundred years ago. Claret, the English name for wine of this region, has been enjoyed by none other than King Henry Plantagenet - naturally, after his marriage to Aliénor d'Aquitaine - and in modern times it is often seen on lips of dignitaries of state and magnates of industry. Since before the Revolution, prices for Bordeaux barrels set an index whereby other wines establish their price on the world stage. Such wines were hardy, since they had to travel the seas around Europe, and even to young America. The greatest estates of Bordeaux produce quantities and unrivaled quality to satisfy worldwide trade.
What is it about the world's largest fine wine producing region?
The process of fine cultivation dictates that geography is all important. Bordeaux is near the Atlantic and cut in half by the Dordogne and Garonne rivers. These bodies of water can mitigate temperatures, ensuring that the region's climate is moderate and stable. Europe's biggest forest just to the west of Bordeaux tames the wind and moderates excessive moisture from the sea. The weather in June is variable, but the summer and fall are warm and sunny, with a bit more rainfall and higher temperatures then in Burgundy. Because of this, the winemakers of Bordeaux grow later-ripening grapes, and here Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot are the showcase varietals, with a touch of Malbec to the north. Unlike in Burgundy, where all of the reds are Pinot Noir, Bordeaux is an artistic blend of grape varietals. Because these varietals grow at different rates, a blend affords the winemaker insurance against bad weather that could potentially damage the harvest.
Bordeaux is the benchmark for ageability. Many of its greatest wines are in fact several decades mature when they achieve pinnacle values. We are very pleased to have assembled a representative scale of wines, the finest this region can produce. The following represents handpicked selections by our Specialist team with an eye towards several value points, and from different terroir within the region.
Pétrus--Vintage 1989
Pomerol, cru exceptionnel
Levels: into neck
"The '89 Pétrus at a recent tasting was impossibly massive wine. Somewhat closed on the nose, there were suggestions of ripe black fruit, earth, animal notes, chocolate, pepper, and mint. On the palate the wine was very full-bodied, tannic, rich, and firmly textured, with great length and an imposing but finally hugely impressive demeanor. Wow! It will be years, though, until this shows its full potential." CC, At the 2010 Rare! Tasting in Detroit, August 2010
3 bottles per lot