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The Rules That Built Bordeaux Bordeaux’s global prestige rests on a foundation of rules — a meticulous appellation system designed to guarantee authenticity, quality, and a sense of place. To carry the Bordeaux name, winemakers must follow a long list of requirements. Only approved grapes are allowed — Cabernet...
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Wine and Opera: passion and emotion The Palais Garnier: the most beautiful opera house in the world Wine and opera For me a good opera is just music and hopefully “nice”. But that is not enough: I need outstanding to create an emotion. In the same way...
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Pessac-Léognan rebranded By Ronald Rens, M.Sc., Wine Master Guests at Haut Brion, the summit of the Pessac-Léognan appellation Pessac-Léognan, lacking the reputation it deserves Almost 40 years ago, I started learning about Bordeaux and its great wines. This was long before we ever dreamt of living near Bordeaux,...
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What is decanting? Let’s start with a simple question: What is decanting actually? Decanting is simply pouring wine from one container into another. It is that easy. Should I decant my wines? This question appears to create some stress from time to time among wine lovers. To take this...
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We’ve always had the pleasure of welcoming a great number of guests for another experience. We will have a record-number return-guests for 2023. This is the greatest compliment we can get. Having said that, you can still tour with us this year. Check out our 2023 availabilities here. So,...
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Bottles with Classified Growths we see a lot at our Chateau Coulon Laurensac. Snow, on the other hand, is a much rarer phenomenon. In the 21 year we have been living at the chateau we have experienced snow only three times. You can imagine how excited I was when...
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Chateau Pavie 2018 The horses were working diligently to plough the vineyard at Pavie when we were there under a beautiful sunshine. For me there is always a special Dutch link with the chateau because Gérard Perse’s wife is from the Netherlands. Aromes de Pavie 2018 (17,5 points) Chateau...
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Chateau Ausone 2018 tasting notes and ratings Chateau Ausone 2018 (20- points) Ausone is unique in many ways. The chateau simply seems to dominate the village and the vineyards of Saint Emilion. And the wines produced here are among the best of the Right Bank, often leading the pack....
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Haut Brion 2018 white wines Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 2018 (white wines) La Clarté de Haut Brion 2018, serves as the second wine for both Haut Brion Blanc and La Mission Haut Brion Blanc (17+ points) Beautiful light golden yellow color with...
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