La Vinotheque, located in the city center of Bordeaux, should be a prime spot to purchase some of…read morethe best that Bordeaux's regions have to offer. Indeed, the selection is impressive, comprised of two separate rooms for red and white. Obviously, Bordeaux is more known for their Cabernet and Merlot, so I stuck to the red wine side.
The bottles were well-labeled, and actually a bit pricier than I would have expected. I purchased 4 bottles, one from each main region, and was on my way.
When it came time to open the bottles, I realized I'd been had. The first bottle, from Medoc, was utterly corked and undrinkable. The second, from Saint-Emilion, had a cork so dry that I could not pry it from the bottle. As expected, the flavor was off.
In fact, every bottle I bought from there was dismal... not due to a lack of quality of the producer, but from an utter lack of care on the part of La Vinotheque to care for the bottles in a proper fashion.
These people do the wine they sell a supreme disservice. I recommend that you avoid at all costs.
