Bordeaux
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Château in Bordeaux
© Dixon Brooke
© Gombaude Guillot
Madame de Lacaussade
© Gail Skoff
Vineyards at Château Gombaude-Guillot
© Steve Waters
“Bordeaux lies due south of Savennières. In terms of driving time it is not that far, only a few hours, but in terms of temperament it is a wonder the two are in the same galaxy.
For most wine importers, Bordeaux is the foundation of their business, but I arrived there several years after I had been working in the Loire, Burgundy, and the Rhône. I recall my initial reaction to the vineyard landscape when I arrived in the Médoc: ‘It is so flat, how can they make fine wine here?’ That was the first symptom of a sort of personality clash with Bordeaux and the Bordelais.” –Kermit Lynch, Adventures on the Wine Route
Château in Bordeaux
© Dixon Brooke
© Gombaude Guillot
Madame de Lacaussade
© Gail Skoff
Vineyards at Château Gombaude-Guillot
© Steve Waters
“Bordeaux lies due south of Savennières. In terms of driving time it is not that far, only a few hours, but in terms of temperament it is a wonder the two are in the same galaxy.
For most wine importers, Bordeaux is the foundation of their business, but I arrived there several years after I had been working in the Loire, Burgundy, and the Rhône. I recall my initial reaction to the vineyard landscape when I arrived in the Médoc: ‘It is so flat, how can they make fine wine here?’ That was the first symptom of a sort of personality clash with Bordeaux and the Bordelais.” –Kermit Lynch, Adventures on the Wine Route
In today’s Adventures feature, we find ourselves on the wine route in Bordeaux. For all the preconceptions about it, the region is impossible to paint with a broad brush. With over one hundred thousand hectares planted to the vine and more than five thousand domaines or châteaux, it is home to just about every kind of wine producer imaginable. For each majestic château equipped with a team of enologists, board of governors, and stable of marketers, there’s a small family domaine focused on artisanal vinifications of white, red, and dessert wines that speak to their specific terroirs. And these independent vignerons are made up of both locals, whose families have worked the earth in Bordeaux for generations—Gombaude-Guillot and Graville-Lacoste, for example—and relative newcomers, like the Hubaus of Château Moulin Pey-Labrie, who were drawn to Bordeaux because of its illustrious past and promising future.
All the wines in this collection show the diversity to be found in Bordeaux from some of the most forward-thinking, terroir-focused family domaines in the region. –Tom Wolf
Wines In The Collection
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
A simply stunning white that seems to not just elevate the food on your plate, but your entire mood. Your surroundings will melt away as you get lost in your glass.
Château Gombaude-Guillot France | Bordeaux
This is the perfect example of a fine, elegant version of Merlot.
Château Haut-Lariveau France | Bordeaux
June Club Gourmand ~ There is nothing overdone in this chiseled, elegant cuvée made from organically grown and pampered Merlot.
Château Graville-Lacoste France | Bordeaux
Whatever snacks are on your table or picnic blanket, this blanc will fit the bill with its pretty notes of green apple, citrus, and subtle tropical fruits.
B. & G. Hubau France | Bordeaux
At thirteen years old, its brambly berry notes are but a memory of its youth. They have evolved and taken on a woodsier sophistication of shady underbrush, violet, and nutmeg.
Château Ducasse France | Bordeaux
Luscious and mouth-coating with generous passion fruit and lychee, yet racy at the same time.
Château Belles-Graves France | Bordeaux
A generous wine dominated by ripe black fruit with very supple, approachable tannins.
Château Gombaude-Guillot France | Bordeaux
The incredible depth, power, and fine but grippingly youthful tannins are text-book Pomerol.
France | Bordeaux
A simply stunning white that seems to not just elevate the food on your plate, but your entire mood. Your surroundings will melt away as you get lost in your glass.
France | Bordeaux
This is the perfect example of a fine, elegant version of Merlot.
France | Bordeaux
June Club Gourmand ~ There is nothing overdone in this chiseled, elegant cuvée made from organically grown and pampered Merlot.
France | Bordeaux
Whatever snacks are on your table or picnic blanket, this blanc will fit the bill with its pretty notes of green apple, citrus, and subtle tropical fruits.
France | Bordeaux
At thirteen years old, its brambly berry notes are but a memory of its youth. They have evolved and taken on a woodsier sophistication of shady underbrush, violet, and nutmeg.
France | Bordeaux
Luscious and mouth-coating with generous passion fruit and lychee, yet racy at the same time.
France | Bordeaux
Artisanal white Bordeaux like you have never tasted before!
France | Bordeaux
It is a habit-forming apéritif with or without foie gras.
France | Bordeaux
A generous wine dominated by ripe black fruit with very supple, approachable tannins.
France | Bordeaux
The incredible depth, power, and fine but grippingly youthful tannins are text-book Pomerol.
France | Bordeaux
Divine with lemon and rosemary roasted lamb.
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