Ep. 2311 Discovering Bordeaux's Left Bank with Bernard Burtschy Part 3 | On the Road with Stevie Kim

In two thousand twenty two, I buy myself a lot of second label. Uh-huh. Yes. Especially this von Palmer, when we came home from the testing room, one of the greatest Austrian tester Yes. Peter? Yes. Both. Do you have claimed two cases of the second label? I said, okay. It's that price. It's so interesting. No. That's a great buy for our audience. A little insight into by strategy, the second label of Palma. Welcome to another episode of On The Road Edition, hosted by Stevie Kim each week Steve travels to incredible wine destinations interviewing some of the Italian wine scene's most interesting personalities, talking about wines, the foods as well as the incredible travel destinations. My name's Stevie Kim, and this is a Highuine podcast. Welcome back to our Bordeaux series with Bernard Burshe. We have covered the upper Northern Parcenta Stepoiac and San Julien. We did the first growths. The five first growth. And this, we're going to be covering Margo Omeidog and Pisa. So let's start with Margo. We, of course, the first growth is Chateau Margaux. We have covered that on our previous series. Now we have been to Chateau Palmet, Marquis Marquis, that is difficult. It's difficult, juice co, and you did a whole margot tasting. Yeah. So tell us, give us an overview of the margot two thousand twenty two vintage. Margot is a big operation with one thousand and two hundred hectares. Four or five villages. Very different. And two different whites. This first style is Chateau. Oh, okay. It's a smell. Yes. Which Chateau Margau with a lot of cards. Okay? And that is the reason, perhaps, his fur rose. And the second style is palmar with half cabs, but half merlot. And completely different. That is very interesting. It's the same appellation. Right. Okay. Bargo is a cabs drive and wine, but more smoothness but because that is marlo. And in palmer, you have the in one hand, the cabs, it's the other hand, the merlo. And you have a conversation between both. And one year, it's more carbs and one year, it's more merlot. Merlo is always smoother. Cabs, it's a bit harsher. And the reason we don't really explain, especially for for a scientist as me, the blend because it's the both parts is very interesting, is greater that each if you have the cabs alone or the marrow, it's a good wine. But when you blend both Right. It's a green wine. So it becomes more magical in the blend. Yes. Yes. And in palmer, I have to wait because that's the green wine. That is on gravels. And the second one is alter ego, but it's more sandy soil, but it's lighter. And this year, the the second one is very interesting too because usually what we don't understand exactly because two thousand twenty two is a war vintage. And usually in the Sunday side, the you have not enough water because, okay, you have less water retention. But in polymer, that works. That works since two or three centuries and was in school. It it was how they discovered that. Okay. Because it's completely crazy to mix both. And that is the Palmer. The big collection of Palmer was the queen of England. Of England. And when all the agreed sixty one fifty nine are are in England, in the seller of the queen. She was, yeah, she was a farmer lover. Okay. But I can understand because it's so special. In the chateau margaux, it's more classic because it's carves driven. Of course, you have more smoothiness and so on. It's a special because you have three styles in Poyak, and the fourth style of cabs is chateau margaux. But, palmer, you have this land between the power and the smoothness. And you have spicy arabs that are coming with the blend. We don't know why. But very interesting with this bold smokiness, and it's always charming that is pal wear. But, you know, you spoke about the second label so for our audience. Would it be advisable if they're interested in this big, big name wines, but they can't afford it? Is it a good idea to, invest in and taste the the second label? Does that make sense? The studies are really a great question, especially for some vintage two thousand twenty two. Because two thousand twenty two, it's a great vintage, and the second label, it's a green wine. Perhaps better that the first label in order of integers. Oh, really? Yes. And in two thousand twenty two, I buy myself a lot of second label. Uh-huh. Yes. Especially, this von Palmer, when we came home from the testing home, one of the greatest Austrian tester Yes. Pizza? Yes. Both. Do you like to clean two cases of the second labor? I said, okay. It's that price. It's so interesting. No. That's a great buy for our audience. A little insight into buy strategy. The second label of Palma. Okay. And then what about OldMedDock? We've been to, for example, Chateau Kant in OldMedock. To understand Omidock, but you have saint Julian. Big village. But the doesn't stop on the frontier or the village. And just before especially coming from Bordeaux, to Bargo, you have a very special place The name is Omedock. It's in the Omedock. We'll say that it's exactly the tenth of terroir as in Margot and so on, but it's not Margot. And this part makes always less power, lighter wines. It's not a default. And, because the terra is lighter, and perhaps easier to drink, but usually all the made of wine are a lot of density. And this one, the less density. They are more harmonious. Okay? And it's a a very interesting place to begin because you have the med med doc, but with lower low weight because usually it's the middle one. Have a lot of density, a lot of tannins, and so on. That is lighter. And Kontmer, it's a very nice place. And you, they make it elegant, but with less power wines. That is the Omidox, the classified rose from Omidox, they're is the same level as the other classifying glass, but completely different style lighter, and it's always a good way to begin because they're cheaper. So would this be a good place for, for example, Americans who prefer lighter wine, but that is kind of the new trend right now, not just for Americans. In general, people prefer to have lighter wines. Yes. And especially if it's good value. That is a case of cloth now. So it can be interesting to try the Old Men dog wines. Mhmm. Very good. Now, of course, tell us why in Pecac there is, Obrion in the classified. Yeah. It's a terra of per second. It's a terra of oh my dog. After bottle is the same. The town is in the middle. So it was bigger and bigger. And today is a lot of grid there were the houses, but before it was there were wines, And, today, is inside the town of PESak. Uh-huh, you have a lot of bull hoses. Because PESak Leonon is another appellation. Yes. PESak Leonon is a lot of Appalachian. But not exactly the same style as Margot because we are more in the south. The terra a lighter, the closer to the home made up we had like a container. And it's a good when you are beginner. It's a good way to begin with because you have not the density, you have not the power of mid acquired. It's always more harmonious, and usually you have a blend of the grapes between cabaret Frank, which is really good, and so on. And it's a good way to begin. Okay. Very good. So if we have good two areas, appalachians to recommend for the beginners, that's Old Men doc and Pesak. Yes. So very good. That concludes the ordo journey for Margo. Odmadoc and Pecak with some extra bonus buying strategies for, especially wine lovers out there. And that's a wrap for today. Stay with us as we continue into Sartern and barsac. Thank you for joining us on another episode of On The Road Edition, hosted by Stevie Kim. Join her again next week for more interesting content on the Italian wine scene. 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