Effect of blending on terroir

There has been the opinion expressed that terroir is most easily found in monocepage (i.y,e., unblended) wines with Pinot Noir from Burgundy as the exemplar. However, Bordeaux has traditionally produced blends and many would argue that the signature of terroir in Pauillac is different from that of neighboring St. Estephe. Personally, I find it all a bit too focused on language and not enough on wine.

Mark Lipton

Aesthete, you definitely sound like a bot, you ask too many questions... :-)

Terroir is not specific to a grape variety, you find it in Bordeaux blends and Burgundy single variety wines. As long as you reason in terms of grapes you will never see terroir. Whatever that is :-)

OH Mike, It has been too long since we have had an old fashioned donnybrook here at a.f.w though your point seems well taken.

And then to the point, as long as the blending wine doesn't come via boat from N. Africa . . . or train from Italy etc. the wine can and stilll does express the fullness of its appelation.