Notes from Bordeaux
This time in Bordeaux was about slowing down and paying attention—walking vineyards, standing in cool cellars, and spending time with the people who shape these wines year after year. Moving through the Left Bank, I experienced the quiet discipline behind great estates, the weight of history carried in each place, and the small details that often say the most. These notes are less about individual châteaux and more about the collective sense of place, tradition, and craft that defines Bordeaux as a whole.
Our first night in Bordeaux enjoyed a wonderful dinner with Troplong
Chateau Clarke
VANITE édition 2020 Philippe PASQUA
« The one he represents here in the heart of the Barrel cellar of Chateau Malmaison is made entirely of polished solid wood and stands 2.20 meters high. If the skull refers to what remains of Man after his death, the butterflies symbolise the lightness and immateriality of the soul as it flies away».
Chateau Pichon Baron our wonderful guide is explaining the vineyards that go behind their top label
Chateau Pichon Baron, lineage and cellars
Wait for it… video shows cellar location, under the reflection pool
Some older vintages in the library cellar of Pichon Baron
Amazing visit to Cos D’Estournel enlightened me to the founders inspiration of Indian style of the Chateau down to the bushes trimmed like elephants! Who knew that Louis Gaspard d'Estournel’s efforts to find new markets for his Bordeaux in 1838's would lead to a winemaking style and a lasting identity to the estate!
Library cellar in Cos D’Estournel reveals 1865 vintage
Our group at Chateau de Batailley Grand Cru Classe, Pauillac
Our group at Chateau de Batailley Grand Cru Classe, Pauillac
Chateau Lynch-Moussas Pauillac
Chateau Leoville Barton Saint-Julien
Chateau Pontet Canet Pauillac
Vilolaine Figon-Borel explains the biodynamic practices that go into Chateau Pontet-Canet
