Château Gombaude-Guillot: Tasting & Drinking
So why has Château Gombaude-Guillot such a low profile when it has such an exalted position within the appellation, has the dedicated and fastidious Laval-Techer team at the wheel, and seems to be turning out such carefully-made wines? I suspect there are several reasons, and the first is that Claire Laval and Dominique Techer (and more recently Olivier Techer as well) are clearly ploughing their own furrow, one that runs in a very different direction from many of their Bordeaux and Pomerol peers. Their distinct philosophies leave them somewhat isolated, having more in common with biodynamic estates located in far-distant wine regions than their neighbours. These are wines I have never tasted in Bordeaux, instead meeting Claire or Dominique at biodynamic tastings arranged by Nicolas Joly in distant regions (i.e. the Loire Valley). They are no doubt part of Bordeaux, but they don’t seem to be part of the Bordeaux marketing machine. This is not necessarily a bad thing; in fact, I am certain there are many potential customers out there who would see this isolation as a very positive attribute.
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