There will be some Bordeaux wine enthusiasts who may not even have heard of the AOCs of Listrac and Moulis. For years these poorer relations of the superstars of the Médoc, like Pauillac and Margaux, could not compete. The prices the wines commanded didn’t justify huge investment in the winemaking, so they produced good, yet […]
When you start looking at Bordeaux you get told about the two banks; left and right. Right bank, including Saint Emilion and Pomerol, has the perfect terroir for producing the best Merlot in the world. The left bank, including Margaux and Pauillac, is perfect for Cabernet Sauvingon. That’s right, isn’t it? Well apparently not quite… Amongst the […]
