Riedel Sommeliers Bordeaux Grand Cru, Single Stem
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: RiedelBrand: Riedel
Model: 4400-00
Product features:
- Glass design enhances taste of red wines such as Red Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
- Handmade, mouth-blown full lead crystal
- Large bowl allows wine to breathe, emphasizes depth in contemporary wines
- Weighs 14 ounces; holds 30-3/8 ounces
- 10-5/8 inches tall; 4 inches wide
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Riedel Sommeliers Bordeaux Grand Cru, Single Stem
Customer Review: Delicate works of art
Summary: 5 Stars
These glasses are true works of art: they are paper thin, perfectly balanced, and ring like a bell when you tap them. I'm not sure I believe the hype about how much they improve the taste of the wine versus other decent stemware, but as they say, presentation is everything.
However, at over $70 a stem, they will break your heart when you break them -- which you (or a guest) definitely will. If you are into wine enough that you are willing to buy a $70 disposable glass, go for it. Or save them for dinner parties and hide the dirty glasses after the meal so no one tries to help out by washing them.
The only way to avoid breaking these over long periods of time is to rinse them with soap and water and turn them upside down to dry on a drying mat. Yes, they will have spots. But if you try to dry them -- no matter how delicately -- you will eventually break the stem off. Trust me, I did this with about 5 of these before I stopped even trying to dry them. Since then I haven't broken any -- but my guests have...
It certainly doesn't help matters that when people are trying to wash and dry these, they've had a full glass of wine -- or three. I suppose there's a certain irony to delicate stemware...
Description of Riedel Sommeliers Bordeaux Grand Cru, Single Stem
First developed in 1973 by Claus Riedel and the Association of Italian Sommeliers, this collection consisted of 10 sizes. Since that time new wines and wine-producing regions have taken the world by storm. So the series was developed further by Claus's son Georg, into an all-embracing state of the art wine glass collection. Praised in 1991 by Robert Parker Jr. publisher of The Wine Advocate, as "the finest glasses for both technical and hedonistic purposes are those made by Riedel. The effect of these glasses on fine wine is profound. I cannot emphasize enough what a difference they make." Thanks to world demand, Sommeliers is now the wineglass benchmark and the most successful series of hand-made glasses in the world. Each glass is individually made: the upper parts are blown into a mould, the stem and base are hand-crafted using methods developed at the time of Christ's birth. Our glass-makers invest their talent, know-how and meticulous craftsmanship in making glasses of the impeccable quality our customers expect.Handmade of mouth-blown full lead crystal, this wine glass is from Riedel's top-of-the-line Sommeliers collection and is for those who take their wine seriously. Visually impressive, this gigantic glass was developed in 1959 to enhance the flavor of younger Bordeaux region wines. The glass shape is specifically intended to intensify the texture and blend the acidity with the sweet tannins in wines such as red Bordeaux, Brunello di Montalcino, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Rioja, Sangiovese, Sangiovese Grosso, and Tempranillo. The large bowl brings out the depth of contemporary wines in the Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot families and allows room for rich layers of aroma to unfold in both young and more mature wines. The glass weighs a substantial 14 ounces and holds 30-3/8 ounces of wine. It stands 10-5/8 inches high with a 4-inch wide bowl. --Cristina Vaamonde
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