Having read my review of Rioja, a couple of readers asked if I have any more views to offer on wine. For example, where do I stand on the perennial Bordeaux versus Burgundy debate?
In order to research this properly I tasted a couple of samples of each type of wine. And below are the results.
BORDEAUX
Chateau Bauduc Bordeaux Superieur 2006: A fruity little wine, though not necessarily homosexual. Bisexual perhaps. This gender-bending Bordeaux positively exudes sexual ambiguity. One suspects that it would be prepared to get up on anything. Especially if it thinks nobody is watching.
Château Cardinal Villemaurine Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2004: An intellectual wine. Always has its head stuck in a book. Needs to get out more. Rational to the point of passionless. The Doctor Spock of wines. A real “know it all”. Not much fun to be around at all at all.
BURGUNDY
Charles Thomas Nuits-Saint-Georges 2005: A neurotic wine. Terribly introverted. Painfully shy and self-absorbed. Has the air of a burgundy that has spent a lot of time on the psychiatrist’s couch. And with very little to show for it as well.
SANTENAY VIEILLES VIGNES 2000: Fleshy and rich with pineapple, peach and apricot aromas as well as suggestions of tuberculosis and gonorrhoea. Smooth and ripe and expressive in the mouth. Would only recommend it for experienced wine drinkers who want to try something daring. Wear a condom.
So what’ll it be boy? Bordeaux or Burgundy? I’m sticking with Rioja.
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