But for the average wine drinker, it would seem that these high prices would put good Bordeaux totally out of reach.

Actually, they merely pose a challenge - to find good Bordeaux for a reasonable cost.

After a string of mediocre vintages, the world was ready for a good Bordeaux, and 1970 supplied that demand.

Gone are the days when good Bordeaux and Burgundies were available at low prices.

Despite all these complications, good Bordeaux does repay the effort taken to find it.

Rudy used to say a good Bordeaux never went over.

There is still plenty of good Bordeaux for the rest of us.

It's not often you come across a good Bordeaux!

But then, it occurred to me that life wouldn't be worth much without good Bordeaux, so I compromised on three months.

Today it barely buys a case of good Bordeaux.