The Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Average Price:£16 —— Made by one of Bordeaux's pre-eminent winemakers, Denis Dubourdieu is Professor of Oenology at Bordeaux University, a highly sought-after consultant both olcally and abroad and the owner of the renowned Chateau Doisy Daene. The vast majority of the vineyard was replanted between the 50's and 60's, the Doisy Daene vineyard is over forty years old. The soil composition on the Barsac plateau is unusual for the Bordeaux region. A thin layer of clayey sands, known as "Barsac red sands", tops the chalky...