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We took a nice trip to Bordeaux during the harvest season of 2000.


We spent five days in the region, tromping across the French soil in a large piece of Germany machinery (just like everyone else in the 20th Century!).


After five days we got a good feel for the area, and some of the towns we enjoyed most we St. Emilion, and St. Estephe. As most of you know, all Bordeaux blends, and we came to prefer the blends with a higher Merlot content, such as from St. Estephe. Every region and town in Bordeaux has its own blend, so if you try one Bordeaux wine, please do not give up on them all.


We also tried a few whites that were a pleasant surprise, such as a Chateaux Talbot, but our biggest find was a wine from the Cote du Bourge, Roc du Combe. A blend as well, but an excellent wine, and at the time not imported into the US.


On the side, is a list of wines we returned with


I unfortunately did not get a chance to drink them all, as a few were stolen by the Nazi party during their period of covert operations. A true waste indeed, as those tasteless swine probably consumed it with cheerios

Route du vin - Bordeaux, France
 

The Wines!

1 x Blason d'Issan, Margaux, 1997 rouge

2 x Chateau la Peyre, Saint-Estèphe, 1998 rouge

1 x Les Tourelles de Longueville, Pauillac-Médoc, 1995 rouge

3 x Cháteau Haut-Bernasse "Harmonia", Montbazillac, 1999 blanc

1 x Les Forts de Latour, Pauillac, 1993 rouge

1 x Chateau Haut-Marbuzet, Saint-Estèphe, 1998 rouge

1 x Connétable Talbot, Saint-Julien, 1995 rouge

1 x Chateau Sociando-Mallet, Haut-Médoc, 1995 rouge

1 x Chateau Sociando-Mallet, Haut-Médoc, 1996 rouge

1 x Chateau Lascombes, Margaux, 1993 rouge

1 x le Petit Cheval, Saint-Emilion, 1994 rouge

2 x Chateau Longueville (Baron de Pichon-Longueville), Pauillac, 1993 rouge

1 x Chateau Talbot, Saint-Julien, 1990 rouge

1 x Chateau Talbot, Saint-Julien, 1993 rouge

1 x Chateau Talbot, Saint-Julien, 1997 Caillou Blanc

1 x Chateau Duhart-Milon (domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite), Pauillac, 1993 rouge

2 x Chateau Roc de Cambes, Côtes de Bourg, 1997 rougc

1 x Chateau Roc de Cambes, Côtes de Bourg, 1991 rouge

1 x Chateau Carbonnieux, Pessac-Léognan, Graves, 1997 blanc