In reading wine reviews, I see this often. What does it mean? tia
What is "Bordeaux horizontal"?
Aug 04, 2004
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That's how they end up in Bordeaux when they taste too many wines ;-) A horizontal (tasting) is a tasting of several different wines from the same vintage. Mike Mike Tommasi, Six Fours, France email link
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That's how they end up in Bordeaux when they taste too many wines ;-)
A horizontal (tasting) is a tasting of several different wines from the same vintage.
Mike
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In the same league: A vertical is a tasting of one wine in different vintages.
The normal usage would be: "I attended a Bordeaux 1995 horizontal" or "I'll go to a Château Palmer vertical".
M.
Or a Margaux -97 horizontal or a Ch.Margaux vertical. Some estates do make more than one wine in any year, of course - how about a Knoll 2002 horizontal... :-) Well, in that latter case that expression may be a bit superfluous... :-) Anders
I like to drink multiple grower/producers from the same vintage....
Why don't more suggest horizontals!!! :-)
One of the largest horizontals is the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux tasting week every year in March/April. Up to half a thousand wines - cask samples of the previous vintage - wait for a crowd of some 120 press plus 3000+ trade people.
M.
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