Bernard Burtschy, Dégustateur, Expert, Journaliste Vins Et Spiritueux - Paroles de passionnés

I fell in it when I was young, because I had a father and mother that loved Saint-Emilion wines. I was since the beginning in Saint-Emilion so, of course, I don't remember something special, but I have many memories. In England, there's an open air theatre and people come with a pinic table, there are many that open champagne, and I remember bringing a Saint-Emilion, a great Saint-Emilion since it was a Clos Fourtet 1929 that was incredible, and eventually, I shared some with my neighbors, I wasn't alone because you should always drink with someone, that's what is nice but I also had 2-3 neighbors that told me that they loved that, so a bottle for two is nice but for four or five, it's even better. Saint-Emilion is a complex terroir, so here, at first glance, there are four terroirs, but in fact, there are thirteen so for me, I would see a cat because you need time to get it in perfect conditions, to really understand all its terroirs, the terroirs' magic is incredible because we are on the Saint-Emilion plateau, so we're on fine wines, graceful wines that age in an extraordinary way, it seems that they are a little frail in their youth, but as they age, they become more beefy.