That's too bad. Some of the best red wines I've ever had have been Bordeaux.
I also have many fond memories from our visit to Bordeaux several years ago.
One of the wineries we visited was Smith Haut Lafitte. SHL is located in the Left Bank region of Pessac Leognan, the same region that is home to famous First Growth, Haut Brion.
Bordeaux wines are always blends, and left bank wines are typically dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, but not always.
SHL is no slouch to making great wine, themselves. Their 2009 red received a 100 point rating from Robert Parker, and they are also known for making excellent, highly rated White Bordeaux.
During our tour, I was fascinated to learn that the terrible soil that the grapes grow in is directly responsible for the high quality of the wines. The vines sure looked like they were planted in all rock and gravel. Yet, this leads to very low, but intensely flavored grape yields.
We lunched and tasted wine in the cellar pictured below.
It was so cool.
I just hope that someday I can buy their wines again.
Tom
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