Leslie (Les) Kellen | Source | Wine expert and proprietor at La Petite Cave
Leslie (Les) Kellen
Leslie Kellen, the author of the first formal classification of Blaye and Bourg wines, ‘The Kellen Classification’, has worked in the wine industry for more than four decades. Leslie is a member of the jury in Bordeaux responsible for awarding gold, silver and bronze wine medals worldwide, including in France. He and his wife, Clarissa, are the proprietors of Le Petite Cave in Blaye, (affectionately known as “the world’s favourite little wine store" and wine bar in Bordeaux) and of the Etalon Rouge Vineyard and Winery.
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La Petite Cave (https://bordeauxvillageblaye.com)
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The Kellen Classification (https://www.kellenclassification.com)
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Leslie Kellen lance le premier classement des vins de Blaye et Bourg
Le consultant en vin et vigneron Leslie Kellen a classé 141 vins de Blaye et de Bourg, sur près de 500 testés
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Les Kellen at La Petite Cave in Blaye in Bordeaux
Robert Scott, host of WineLineTV and Les Kellen discuss a new right bank Cabernet Sauvignon, Etalon Rouge and other interesting subjects.
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“The soil, climate and topography in Bordeaux combine to offer one of the best terroirs in the world. On the right bank of the Gironde estuary, you have Blaye, Bourg, St. Emilion, Pomerol and others, where winemaking started in Roman times around the 11th century. On the left bank, the Medoc region began producing wines in the 17th century after the Dutch drained all the swampland. This left lovely terroir, with round pebbles from the swamps, which retained the heat from the sun, and made it ideal for the Cabernet Sauvignon variety. The fact that every second year, the greatest wine exhibition in the world, Vinexpo, is held in Bordeaux, offers testimony to the esteem in which this appellation is held.”
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“Bordeaux owes much of its reputation to the English who loved their Claret, a typical Bordeaux blend. Then there was Thomas Jefferson, who was a great Bordeaux fan. One of his favourites was Chateau Haut-Brion from Graves, southeast of Bordeaux city."
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“Generally, in France wine is art, whereas in the new world—South Africa, Australia, Chile, and California, etc.—it is science. So, for me, while I love wines from many countries, France has no peer.”
