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courtesy of Chateau Olivier Even when you own a property for centuries, sometimes you don’t know what’s there. In 1886, Alexandre de Bethmann, mayor of Bordeaux and a member of a family with a long legacy in European banking and business (some of which helped finance the construction of...

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Beaujolais party wines Party-planning pros tell you that one part of the formula for a successful event is to put more people into a room than it will comfortably accommodate. I’ve always applied a version of that sage advice to wine: put more bottles of wine in the ice tub and on the table than...

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Chateau Haut Brion (photo by John Foy) The majestic image of Bordeaux’s grand chateaux with turrets or towers behind black-iron gates, long, gravel driveways, regal doors and shuttered windows is but one view of the mythology of Bordeaux. In fact, there are more than 8,000 wine producers in the...

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You’ll always be pleased when stocking the wine cellar or cooler with an excellent red wine like Chateau Faugeres, St. Emilion, Grand Cru, 2005. After being owned by the Guisez family from 1823, Chateau Faugeres was purchased in 2005 by the Swiss entrepreneur, Silvio Denz. Beginning in the fi...

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The best bargain of 2009 might be the wine I enjoyed two weeks ago: Chateau Le Cadarsac, 2005. Wine collectors and connoisseurs know two things about Bordeaux’s 2005 vintage: extraordinary quality and extraordinary prices. This is a vintage that will rival the greatest years since World War I...

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In great vintages like 2005, wine from small Bordeaux chateaux like Chateau Lagarosse makes smart buying. Going off the beaten path of the classified chateaux and prestigious appellations is the way to get great value for your money in the 2005 vintage, as wines from minor appellations cannot comma...

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A Chateau Palmer worker plucks perfectly ripe, sugary grapes from the vine. In my more than 30 years in the wine world, I have not witnessed a more perfect harvest in Bordeauxthan this year’s. I spent the first week of October in the vineyards and wineries of Fronsac, Pomerol, Lalande-de-P...

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When the goal is buying a good value wine, reach for a bottle of the 2005 Merlot Encore from Jean-Pierre Moueix. The Moueix name is to the wine world what Tiffany is to jewelry. In addition to Château Petrus, one of the most acclaimed wines on Earth, the Mouiex family has a portfolio of gems in Bo...

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Bordeaux wines range from the quaffable to the collectable, and one that you should have in your cellar is the 2005 Domaine de Chevalier. Domaine de Chevalier is found on a 1763 map as Domaine de Chibaley, the Gascon word for knight. A century later, it was purchased by Arnaud and Jean Ricard and b...

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Fourth in a four-part seriesI finished my five-day exploration of Bordeaux’s 2009 vintage with two blind tastings in St.Emilion. Like its neighbor Pomerol, St.Emilion is weighted to merlot and cabernet franc. But there are top chateaux in St.Emilion where cabernet franc and cabernet sa...

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Category: Bordeaux

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Wines You Can Party With

Connecting Good Value with Bordeaux

Swiss business prowess pays off nicely in St. Emilion

Bordeaux pours at a bargain price

Outer-rim Bordeaux is on the money

Best bordeaux in decades: Conditions are ripe

Merlot Encore from Jean-Pierre Moueix a good value

Make space in your cellar for 2005 Domaine de Chevalier

You can’t go wrong with 2009 Bordeaux