For me, planting Chardonnay in the Right Bank is a question of passion, pleasure and taking on new, challenges! The style of the wine will have the same levels of complexity you find in new world wines, with low acidity and a great freshness.
2013 Ban de Vendages Domaine de Chevalier celebrates the new vintage, 30th anniversary Olivier Bernard at Chevalier, 40th anniversary of UGC and the 60th anniversary of the Graves Classification
In the raid, police found the supplies needed to make counterfeit wines, rolls of labels, bottles, corks for Latour, Lafite Rothschild, Mouton Rothschild and other high end brands
Happy Birthday, The Wine Cellar Insider has been online for three years! A look back at what we’ve been doing and a loom at ahead at what we have planned for the next year.
Jean Charles Cazes of Lynch Bages “The greatest Cabernet Sauvignon wines are characterized by their capacity to age, combining a powerful structure with elegance and finesse. It tends to develop with a few years a more complex bouquet of spicy notes, or even cigar box aromas. The finish is smooth, polished and very long!”
The key to great wine and food parings is ,it’s all about what you like to drink and eat once you decide if the wine, or the food is the star of the night.
Early reports from Bordeaux state the region was struck by a massive hail storm during the night of August 2. Parts of Cotes de Castillon suffered severe damage. The hail storm of 2013 is said to be the equal of the last major hail storm that slammed into the region in May, 2009.