by Paige Donner
Move over MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America), Bordeaux has once again rolled out its Oscar picks in time for summer. But in good Bordeaux taste, these Oscars have nothing to do with films, and everything to do with good wine.
In its 7th year now, each spring, 100 women in Bordeaux get together and blind taste hundreds of whites, rosés, clarets and sparkling wines from the Bordeaux region. Of these, the initial selection is pared down to 35 in each category and then those are whittled down to 6 winners.
This year's "Les Oscars de l'éte' of Bordeaux are:
Bordeaux Crémant
- Perle de Tutiac
- Les Cordeliers Grand Vintage
- Lateyron
- Celene <Saphir>
- Louis Vallon
- Perles de Garrineau
Claret
- Château La Freynelle
- Château la Bretonnière
- Château Sainte Catherine
- Clairet de Lisennes
- Cuvée French Kiss
- Le Clairet de Boutinet
Rosé
- La vie in Rosé du Château Landereau
- Château du Barail
- Château d'Haurets
- Château Lauduc Classic
- Château La Freynelle
- Château La Rame
Bordeaux Blanc
- Château La Freynelle
- L'Instant Bordeaux
- Cellier de Bordes
- Château de Bonhoste
- Château La France
- Château Le Bonalgut
Spotlight on the bubbly rosé by the young Bordelaise, Celene <Saphir>
This is the first cuvée by Céline Lannouye, a young Bordeaux woman who chose to express her winemaking ability with a sparkling rosé wine. This approachable, balanced and refreshing bubbly is assembled from grapes grown mostly in the Entre Deux Mers region of Bordeaux. Her first production is an impressive 70K bottles. And this cuvée is one of the winners from the annual Oscars de Bordeaux blind tasting. Her parents have a wine estate in St. Émilion, so perhaps it runs in the blood. Runs you about 10Euros per bottle. More Info : cremants-ballarin.com
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