Modern Bordeaux: a way of working, not a period

The standard

A reasoned way of working names why, in vineyard and cellar, one works this way and not another — as a conscious choice, not as a fashion of the day. Without this reasoning, “modern” remains a label for a period.

Criteria

• The approaches are named as a conscious choice, not as an epoch
• They span vineyard and cellar, not only the style in the glass
• Each way of working is reasoned, not justified by its date

Distinction

Modern Bordeaux ≠ modern Bordeaux style: the style names the goal in the glass, the way of working the path to it in vineyard and cellar. Modern Bordeaux ≠ period: a reasoned way of working describes how work is done, not when.