The finest and rarest Bordeaux wines: a series by Julien Miquel

by Jun 23, 2020Wine reviews0 comments

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Our Chief Wine Officer Julien Miquel is always embarking on different journeys to explore what’s best and finest in different French wine regions.

From Bordeaux to Burgundy to Champagne to others, he gifts us with videos and articles about what makes the wines from these areas so unique and perfect not only for tasting, but for investing too.

Here you have the four-part Bordeaux series by Julien, in text and video. This will surely help you understand more about the culture, the terroirs and the traditions that make this French region so unique in producing outstanding age-worthy investment-grade wines.

Enjoy. Santé!

(Watch and read about the finest and rarest Burgundy wines in a series by Julien Miquel.)

Saint-Émilion & Pomerol, Right Bank

A look at the special wines that command the highest prices and the highest prestige on the market from the Right Bank. Read article.

1855 Grand Crus of Médoc, Left Bank

What you need to know about the wines from the Left Bank, the famous chateaus of the 1855 Classification and more. Read article.

Sauternes

Bordeaux is not only about prestigious Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot reds. Meet its extraordinary sweet wines. Read article.

Graves, Canon-Fronsac, second wines and extras

Lesser known areas and wines from Bordeaux that may not be as obvious as the classics, but that are just as important. Read article.

 


All our articles on Bordeaux:

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