Bordeaux: The Original Blend

Bordeaux is where Cabernet Sauvignon was born, and it remains the reference point against which every other Cabernet-based wine in the world is measured. Today's episode covers the fundamental Left Bank versus Right Bank divide, why almost no Bordeaux is a single varietal wine, the 1855 Classification system that still shapes the market nearly two centuries later, and how to actually read a Bordeaux label with confidence.