Reviews for Bordeaux

The average rating for Bordeaux based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-10-15 00:00:00 Harry Wilson Intro to wine making Emile Peynaud 9 categories of wine notes: 1. Fruit: red/blue/black, stone fruits, fresh/dried/stewed 2. Floral: rose, violets, lilacs, jasmine, white/yellow 3. Balsamic: pine trees, resin, vanilla 4. Vegetal: herbs, mushrooms, veggies, tea 5. Spice: pepper, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, truffle, anise, mint 6. Animal: game, beef/venison, barnyard, fur, leather 7. Wood: oak 8. Empyreumatic: creme brûlée, smoke, toast, coffee 9. Chemical: acetone, yeast, hydrogen sulfide, acidity, mercaptan, fermentation 100 pt scoring system & how Robert Parker differs from James Suckling? Base score: RP =50; JS starts fr scratch Colour: RP +5 = 10% (5/50); JS 15% - does color show typicity e.g. Pinot Noir looks like a Pinot Noir and not a Cabernet Sauvignon; does it look attractive? Does it invite you to drink it after looking at it & swirling it? Nose: aromas & bouquet; complexity; evocative; gives typicity as well as distinctiveness RP +15 = 30%; JS 25% Palette: flavour, finish (length & depth), balance, complexity, smoothness; distinctiveness; delicious, does one sip leads to another? Are you blown away? Is it transformative? RP +20 = 40% heavier emphasis on big wines w/ long finish vs JS 25% Overall impression/quality: RP +10 = 20%; JS 35% potential for ageing when drunk from barrel (not the wine as it is now that's why some young Bordeaux vintage can receive such high scores from RP when it is not ready to drink yet). 100 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ = 20/20 96-99 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 = 18.5-19+ extraordinary 93-95 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 18 outstanding 90-92 ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 = 17-17.5 cut above superior, excellent 85-89 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ superior = 16.5 80-85 ⭐️⭐️1/2 above average, good = 16 ⭐️⭐️ = average wine 15/20 Vintage chart Wine for Normal People - Serge Dore Movie: Mondovino

Review # 2 was written on 2015-10-19 00:00:00 Bill Quirk everything I wanted to know about wines from Bordeaux and more. He's my wine guru.