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Oenologists History

neoclassical stucco villa with a liveried English servant in white gloves shak-

ily pouring an ancient Margaux into a decanter in candlelight to the sounds of

chamber music from a Russian string quartet flown in for the occasion, has been

sadly deceived. Bordeaux is not classic and aristocratic, Bordeaux is luxury, and

thanks to its increasingly broad range has remained astonishingly affordable.

Bordeaux is fashion and fun, Bordeaux is something for modern people, Bor-

deaux is young and urban, and if Bordeaux were music it would not be merely

Mozart echoing from the loudspeakers, but also techno, lounge and dub. There

is just one facet of Bordeaux which does not fit our fast-paced era: Bordeaux

needs time and leisure.