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...that she's a modern woman who has kept a lot of traditional attributes," says Eliane Obis, a teacher and deputy mayor in the Toulouse suburb of Montrabe. "She's not a woman who seems to be a man." Catherine Le Guen, a marketing executive from Bordeaux who just joined the Socialist Party, says she is drawn to the way Royal "doesn't pontificate, but touches sensitivities. And she doesn't epitomize careerism, like other candidates." Well: yes and no. In truth, Royal's career has always been politics. Born in Dakar, Senegal, the daughter of a French army officer...
...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...
...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...