Leslie Williams: Frustrating wine regions and weekly suggestions

Bordeaux is one of the most frustrating of all wine regions, mainly because it is also the biggest.

Leslie Williams: Frustrating wine regions and weekly suggestions

Bordeaux is one of the most frustrating of all wine regions, mainly because it is also the biggest.

The top wines at Grand Cru Classé level are (almost) all over-priced and poor value these days but please don’t despair, drinkable, digestible wine can still found at all price levels. Drinkability and digestibility are the two reasons I have not given up on the region as even at the top level Bordeaux is never showy and matches food brilliantly.

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