Châteaux Bordeaux - Vol. 3
third volume of a Dallas-type story taking place in Medoc, a land where Red, as a colour, may not always refer to the hue of the wine… here is: Châteaux Bordeaux - The Wine-Lover.
Due to some wrongdoing, at Châteaux Bordeaux, the current year grape-harvest is irretrievably lost and, as a consequence of the ambient slump, many workers have decided to leave the concern. Morale is at its lowest and Alexandra Baudricourt is on the verge of dropping the family vineyard she was striving to restore. In order to overcome these hardships, she takes refuge in study of the eventful history of the domain and meets Logan Norton. He is an American photographer and vintage-Bordeaux wines connoisseur, who intends to write a book about the largest Medoc estates. But Alexandra soon finds out this individual to be playing a double game and decides to have him confess the reason of such a machination against "Chêne Courbe"…
As a follow up to the ups and downs "Chêne Courbe vineyard" is burdened with, and of which Alexandra Baudricourt, the heroine of the saga, has taken charge. With this new album, we are plunged back into the somewhat heady atmosphere of this great winery heading again for one more crisis.
The narration is fluid, full of humanity and "generously" didactic about vineyards and wines in general. Eric Corbeyran makes our mouth water (or… wine! ) for a tasting of the natural alcoholic drink, and has no hesitation in putting forward vintage wines from great repute Bordeaux areas.
Espé's drawing remains classic but reaches an absolutely remarkable level, in its proportionately executed and carefully colourized details. His characters are showing charisma, sensitivity, expressiveness, so many specifics that generously serve the story while environment and backgrounds display an artistic rigour and an assiduous work executed from photos.The narration is fluid, full of humanity and "generously" didactic about vineyards and wines in general. Eric Corbeyran makes our mouth water (or… wine! ) for a tasting of the natural alcoholic drink, and has no hesitation in putting forward vintage wines from great repute Bordeaux areas.
An episode full of flavour and colour where the drama is not overshadowed. It brings a very good moment at its reading. To be enjoyed by everyone without the slightest moderation!
