Bordeaux...the famous region of France, most famous for it's red wines, which cost a fortune to buy and which brings images of famous Bordeaux Chateaus selling years and years of carefully matured wines. Bordeaux continues to be the mecca for old world wines for hundreds of years.
Interestingly Bordeaux continues to focus on grape variety blends. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot being the most common type of grapes used in its blends.
Cabernet brings the structure, tannins and Merlot brings in the mellowness and fruitiness.
Chauteau D'ori is promoting a wine in India called 'Bellevie' from the house of Haute Rozier, which it imports from Bordeaux. It's a year 2004 wine.
Recently I opened the bottle which I have had for several months and have been gulping glasses of red wine for last few days. It's 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon
Wonderful wine. Being Merlot dominant, naturally it's mellow and avoids the heavy tannins. But Cabernet Sauvignon does give it a nice structure and dosen't make it far too fruity
It's really a nice wine.
Someday I hope to experience the legendary Bordeux's which are always described by the words silk...As smooth and soft as silk.
From the Medoc wine region
Haut Medoc - Margaux - Saint Estephe - Pauillac - Saint Julien
From the graves wine region:
Graves - Sauternes - Barsac
Rivers wine region:
Bordeaux aoc/Bordeaux supérieur - Entre deux mers
From the Cotes wine region:
Saint Emilion , Pomerol
If any wine expert starts off with a fine wine discussion, he in-evitably turns to Bordeaux.
Historically the English popularized Bordeaux with the world 'claret'
Bordeaux and Burgundy...Two very famous regions of France along with Champagne and Cognac. All regions of France which have become such big brands that people often call the sparkling wine as Champagne, red wine as Bordeaux...
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