Welcome to BWE drcheung! The answer is terroir: microclimate, soil, exposure to sun, etc. Debates over influence of terroir vs. intervention by the winemaker have existed for decades. Right bank properties are notably missing from his list. What Bordeaux have you tried and liked? Any of those menti...

Hello, I was in a Bordeaux a few months ago and stumbled into the wine shop Chai Mica. I was talking to who I thought was the manager or owner and was telling him my love for Montrose. He then told me that the best plots of land for winemaking in Bordeaux were: Montrose, Latour, Leoville Las Cases a...