Saint Glinglin Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2011

This is what classic Bordeaux is all about. Elegant and mineral-driven, the focus here is demonstrating finesse, grace, and balance. Beautiful today, yet it will age well for many years to come.

“St. Glinglin” (a French colloquialism for “when pigs fly”) is Richard Betts' new Bordeaux project. Mr. Betts notes that his generation is the last to enjoy Bordeaux when it wasn’t incredibly expensive and, therefore, was consumed and enjoyed regularly. In partnership with the prominent Pomerol-based Thienpont family, their Chateau Le Pin and Vieux Chateau Certan are two of the most lauded chateaux of the appellation, Mr. Betts hopes to rekindle Americans interest in Bordeaux and demonstrate that it not only produces some of the world's finest and most expensive wines, but also some of the best value wines that deserve to be consumed more regularly.

The undisputed king of France's wine regions, Bordeaux sits amidst and astride the rivers Dordogne and Garonne. Accounting for some 800 million bottles produced each year, Bordeaux has built its reputation on quality, with some of the world's most sought-after wines being crafted along the river banks. Bordeaux also creates a large amount of table wine, mostly sourced from the lesser of Bordeaux's 57 appellations. Bordeaux boasts over 10,000 winemakers. Known mostly for the red blends, Bordeaux also enjoys notoriety for its excellent sweet white wines, as well as several high-quality dry whites created mostly in the central regions between the two rivers.