Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Burgundy is ethereal.
So it must float.
Therefore, Burgundy is a witch. (Just in time for Halloween )

Three decades ago, I started with intense tasting of red Bordeaux. Relatively fast, Grand-Puy-Lacoste became a favourite, as well as La Lagune and Pichon-Comtessse. At that time, it was not easy to find an excellent left bank wine outside of the 1855 classification, except of Sociando-Mallet of course.
In terms of quality, however, times have changed dramatically since the 1980s, and today, it’s nearly impossible not to get an excellent wine, if you are willing to pay 15-30 Euro. The old Bordeaux classifications are completely outdated and the guild of critics is more superfluous than ever.
Today, my Lynch/Angelus/La Lagune/Pavie Macquins are D’Issan, Roc de Cambes, Martet, Charmail, Les Carmes Haut-Brion, and many other wines. Elegance and delicacy are the magical words, not the power.

Well said, Rudi Finkler.

Rudi Finkler wrote: Today, my Lynch/Angelus/La Lagune/Pavie Macquins are D’Issan, Roc de Cambes, Martet, Charmail, Les Carmes Haut-Brion, and many other wines. Elegance and delicacy are the magical words, not the power.

Love Roc de Cambes. Little sister of Tertre Roteboeuf (both owned by Francois Mitjavile), elegant and delicate yes, and, dare I say, a little burgundian...

a little burgundian maybe, pomilion, but not enough for me to awaken a passion for the wines of Burgundy...

I think I only had Terte Roteboeuf once, and it was a 1988 I brought at SteveH place for dinner. And I never thought anything in common with Chambolle or Nuits St-Georges, Volnay or Pommard.

I'm in Québec City this weekend, and this afternoon I went to the best Saq Winestore here, and thought about buying 1 bottle of the 2008 Château Tertre Roteboeuf... But finally bought something "similar" : 3 bottles of the 2010 Michel Gros Chambolle-Musigny...

Nic

Well, done, Nic, well done indeed as our BD would say! So which was less expensive, 3 bottles of the Chambolle-Musigny or 1 bottle of the Tertre Roteboeuf?

DavidG, it was the same price for the 3 Chambolle, than 1 lone Tertre Roteboeuf.

I must say that Marie-Claude and me are big fans of Chambolle.

Nic