New thread: New World Bordeaux blends

We recently held a tasting of some premium NW blends at Baltic in London. The tasting included wines from the countries you'd expect… Argentina, Chile, NZ, SA, US (California and Washington) and Australia.

Having a look at preliminary results, most striking is the difference in styles and quality level between each flight. Each country had its own distinctive take on big expensive Bordeaux blends.

Do you have any preconceptions about these kinds of wines? Are the South American offerings all big fruit bombs? Do the US blockbusters live up to the hype (and massive price tags)? More

Board: Champagne & Wine | 01-02-2010 | Read the thread