BORDEAUX BREAKDOWN! Everything You Need to Know About Bordeaux! (2025)

Welcome to Bordeaux Breakdown: Everything You Need to Know About Bordeaux! In this video, John Jackson DipWSET a/k/a Attorney Somm discusses the Bordeaux wine region and Bordeaux wines in detail, including the following:
-Why is Bordeaux so special
-Bordeaux's climate and diverse soils
-the primary grapes used in Bordeaux for red wines and white wines
-Right Bank vs. Left Bank
-Bordeaux wine classifications including the 1855 classification of Bordeaux, the Graves classification, the St. Emilion classification and Cru Bourgeois
-second wines and second labels
-the importance of vintages in Bordeaux
-why Bordeaux wine quality has never been higher
-considerations for aging Bordeaux

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ATTORNEY SOMM'S COMPLETE BORDEAUX VIDEO PLAYLIST
   • Bordeaux Videos  

ATTORNEY SOMM'S FIRST GROWTH BORDEAUX VIDEOS
Chateau Margaux (2025):    • What Is So Special About CHÂTEAU MARG...  
Chateau Latour:    • CHÂTEAU LATOUR:  What Every Wine Coll...  
Chateau Haut-Brion:    • CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION: What Every Wine C...  
Chateau Mouton Rothschild:    • CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD: What Every...  
Chateau Margaux:    • CHÂTEAU MARGAUX: What Every Wine Coll...  
Chateau Lafite:    • CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD: What Every...  
Mouton's Artistic Wine Labels:    • Château Mouton Rothschild’s Artistic ...  
Mouton's Elevation to First Growth:    • From Second to First: Château MOUTON ...  
2017 Chateau Latour:    • Bordeaux Brilliance: 2017 Château Latour  
2016 Chateau Latour:    • Bordeaux Brilliance: 2016 CHÂTEAU LAT...  

ATTORNEY SOMM CLASSIFIED GROWTH BORDEAUX VIDEOS
Inside Bordeaux's Super Second Elite:    • Inside Bordeaux's SUPER SECOND Elite:...  
"Super Second Bordeaux" video:    • Wine Collecting 101: Super Second Bor...  
Second Growth Bordeaux video:    • SECOND GROWTH Bordeaux Wines: The Col...  
Third Growth Bordeaux video:    • THIRD GROWTH Bordeaux: The Collector'...  
Fourth Growth Bordeaux video:    • Underrated BORDEAUX VALUES: Fourth Gr...  
Fifth Growth Bordeaux video, part 1:    • FIFTH GROWTH Bordeaux Wines: Your Gui...  
Fifth Growth Bordeaux video, part 2:    • FIFTH GROWTH Bordeaux Wines: Your Gui...  

ATTORNEY SOMM BORDEAUX SECOND WINE VIDEOS
Right Bank Bordeaux Top Second Wines:    • WINE CELLAR DEFENDERS: Best Right Ban...  
Left Bank Bordeaux Top Second Wines:    • Wine CELLAR DEFENDERS: Top Second Win...  

ATTORNEY SOMM LEFT BANK WINERY VIDEOS
La Mission Haut-Brion:    • Château LA MISSION HAUT-BRION: The 6t...  
Cos d'Estournel:    • COS D'ESTOURNEL: What Every Wine Coll...  
Pichon Comtesse (2025):    • PICHON COMTESSE: What Every Wine Coll...  
Ducru Beaucaillou:    • DUCRU-BEAUCAILLOU: What Every Wine Co...  
Montrose:    • CHÂTEAU MONTROSE: What Every Wine Col...  
Pichon Lalande & Pichon Baron:    • Pauillac Powerhouses: PICHON LALANDE ...  
Pichon Lalande:    • Exploring Château Pichon Longueville ...  
Pichon Baron:    • Château PICHON BARON: What Wine Colle...  
Chateau Palmer:    • CHÂTEAU PALMER: What Wine Collectors ...  
Chateau Lynch-Bages:    • Château LYNCH-BAGES: What Wine Collec...  
Pontet Canet:    • Château PONTET-CANET: What Wine Colle...  
The Three Leovilles:    • Léoville Las Cases, Poyferré & Barton...  

ATTORNEY SOMM RIGHT BANK WINERY VIDEOS
Angelus:    • CHÂTEAU ANGELUS: What Every Wine Coll...  
Cheval Blanc:    • Inside Château CHEVAL BLANC: The Lege...  
La Conseillante:    • CHÂTEAU LA CONSEILLANTE: What Every W...  
Belair-Monange:    • CHÂTEAU BÉLAIR-MONANGE: What Every Wi...  

ATTORNEY SOMM BORDEAUX RECOMMENDATIONS BY VINTAGE
2020 Bordeaux:    • 2020 Bordeaux: 9 MUST-HAVE 2020 Borde...  
2021 Bordeaux:    • 2021 Bordeaux: 9 BEST BUY Wines!  
2022 Bordeaux:    • 2022 Bordeaux: 7 MUST-HAVE 2022 Borde...  
2023 Bordeaux: 9 Must-Have Wines:    • 2023 Bordeaux: 9 MUST-HAVE 2023 Borde...  
2023 Bordeaux: 11 Bordeaux Best Buys:    • 2023 Bordeaux: 11 BEST BUY Wines!  

BORDEAUX WINE TASTING VIDEOS
1998 Right Bank vs. Left Bank Tasting:    • 1998 Bordeaux WINE BATTLE: Right Bank...  
1990 First-Growth Bordeaux Tasting:    • 1990 Bordeaux FIRST GROWTH Tasting: 8...  
Ducru Beaucaillou Vertical Tasting:    • Château DUCRU-BEAUCAILLOU Wine Tastin...  

OTHER ATTORNEY SOMM BORDEAUX VIDEOS
I Visited 3 Right Bank Legends: Here's What I Learned:    • I Visited 3 Right Bank Bordeaux Legen...  
10 Top $30 Bordeaux:    • The Best Bordeaux on a Budget: 10 Top...  
10 Top $40 Bordeaux:    • Wine Collecting - 10 Top $40 BORDEAUX...  
10 Top $50 Bordeaux Wines:    • Wine Collecting 101 - 10 Top $50 BORD...  
7 Top $50 Bordeaux Wines:    • Wine Collecting -  7 Top $50 Bordeaux...  
9 Top $75 Bordeaux:    • 9 Top $75 BORDEAUX WINES You Need to ...  
10 Top $75 Bordeaux:    • Wine Collecting - 10 Top $75 BORDEAUX...  
Bordeaux En Primeur:    • Bordeaux EN PRIMEUR? Risks & Rewards ...  
Saint Emilion Overview:    • Savoring SAINT-ÉMILION: Bordeaux’s Hi...  
Bordeaux Breakdown: All You Need to Know About Bordeaux:    • BORDEAUX BREAKDOWN! Everything You Ne...  

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