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much?? Personally, I doubt it. To balance out
what I have said above, and to acknowledge
the arguments on the other side, I was deeply
astonished when I saw that the famous Cor-
nelis (Kees) van Leeuwen, famous Professor of
Viticulture and technical advisor to Château

Me and my mentor John as brothers of Confrérie
des Vins de Cleebourg Owner of Château Margaux Corinne Mentzelo-
poulos-Petit with head winemaker Paul Pontallier

Cheval Blanc for 25 years, was strongly in fa-
vour of these new varieties. BUT, he does say,
“if and when used with caution and after careful
experimentation”.
It is VERY important for Bordeaux not so
much to stick to tradition as to stick to typicity,
so that their wines can be recognised as being
absolutely and totally where they come from.
As I have said above, I do not think these small
doses of new varieties will render the wines so
very different. No, my dear Bordeaux lovers,
as the French say, “vous pouvez dormir sur vos
deux oreilles”. The wines with added new varie-
ties will not taste as though they come from Si-
beria or from the Amazon. Also, why the devil
should the first quarter of the 21st century be
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