A Surprise Summer Bargain in Bordeaux
A recent article from the WSJ.
* TASTINGS
* JULY 31, 2009
A Surprise Summer Bargain in Bordeaux
Once hyped, now overstocked, midrange 2005 vintage offers quality and promises long life
By DOROTHY J. GAITER AND JOHN BRECHER
Good wine stores are awash in 2005 Bordeaux. Remember 2005? It was yet another "vintage of the century." Prices on good Bordeaux-not just the famous first growths, but most of the well-known names-rose to ridiculous heights. Even regular folks on Main Street were somehow convinced that an ever-more-valuable case of 2005 Bordeaux would be the ticket to an early retirement, which created even more demand and even higher prices. READ MORE
* TASTINGS
* JULY 31, 2009
A Surprise Summer Bargain in Bordeaux
Once hyped, now overstocked, midrange 2005 vintage offers quality and promises long life
By DOROTHY J. GAITER AND JOHN BRECHER
Good wine stores are awash in 2005 Bordeaux. Remember 2005? It was yet another "vintage of the century." Prices on good Bordeaux-not just the famous first growths, but most of the well-known names-rose to ridiculous heights. Even regular folks on Main Street were somehow convinced that an ever-more-valuable case of 2005 Bordeaux would be the ticket to an early retirement, which created even more demand and even higher prices. READ MORE
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