Word: bordeaux
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...been compared to a 1961 Bordeaux, but if that sounds like a hyperbolic description of New Zealand's 2005 Waiheke vintage, its proponents can be excused. After all, there aren't too many fledgling wine districts with products comparable to the legendary French vintage in terms of balance, intensity and depth - not after a history of just 23 years of grape growing. Then again, few[an error occurred while processing this directive] places have a terroir and microclimate like Waiheke. An island 35-minutes from Auckland by ferry, Waiheke is home to vineyards situated on clay soil mixed with volcanic...
...POINT: Te Whau's The Point seems closest to a classic Bordeaux, with its excellent balance and body. It will probably age superbly, but if you can't wait to drink it, go right ahead. The 2004 already tastes so full-bodied that it's hard to believe it's only two years old. www.tewhau.co.nz
ERNIE ELS The South African golfer's 2003 Stellenbosch, with its rich and robust blend of classic Bordeaux grape varieties, has a fine, long finish...
...This year's guest of honor is Bordeaux's Japanese sister city, Fukuoka, and with good reason. While dwindling domestic consumption and increasing foreign competition have provoked the French wine industry's worst sales crisis in decades, wine consumption in Japan has surged almost 200% in 10 years. The Bordeaux Interprofessional Wine Council (CIVB) has recently upped its annual promotional budget to $27 million to reach new markets like Fukuoka, and the effort is paying off. CIVB president Christian Delpeuch recently returned from a three-continent promotional tour. "Sales since the beginning of 2005 have never been so good...
...French wine critic Jacques Dupont doubts the message is reaching everyone, though?especially the lower-end, Bordeaux-producing majority. "For too long they have neglected marketing," he says. "I believe we've hit rock bottom, but now they must rise from this crisis with new ways of functioning." If nothing else, many viticulturalists will learn how to toast in Japanese this year?kampai...