Horizontal refers to a tasting of the same vintage across multiple producers or vineyard sites. Horizontals allow comparison of how different producers handle the same vintage or how terroir affects identical vintage years. A horizontal might compare the best 1995 Bordeaux wines from different châteaux. Horizontals are educational, revealing producer differences and terroir variation. Horizontal tastings are common at wine clubs and among serious collectors.
WHY IT MATTERS FOR COLLECTORS
Horizontal tastings reveal producer quality differences and terroir variation. These tastings help collectors understand how specific regions expressed a particular vintage.
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