Monday 1 December 2008

Culture and Wine Snobbery at the Abbey.

Wine.

Bordeaux

A wine for scholars.

The Bordeaux region is in the South West side of France.
The (Medoc) stands supreme in the world of red wine.
Bordeaux wine at the top level takes a decade or more to mature.
Soil = Gravel. The soil drains well.

Districts, Chateaux's and fine wines

Margaux.
Chateaux Margaux
Chateaux Palmer
(Fine bouquet)

Pauillac
Chateaux Lafite
Chateaux Latour
Chateaux Mouton Rothschild
(Big wines -Superb bouquet)

St Julian
Chateaux Leoville-Barton
(Lovely fragrance)


St-Estephe

Chateaux Clark
(Full fruity wine)

St-Emilion

Chateaux Ausone

(Lovely fragrance)

Pomerol

Chateaux Petrus







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