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The Bordeaux bottle

Tall, straight-sided, with high “square” shoulders that catch sediment when you pour. Originally designed in the 19th century for Bordeaux's structured red wines, which throw a lot of sediment as they age.

Today this is the default bottle shape worldwide. Almost every serious Argentine red lives in this bottle.

A single Bordeaux-shaped bottle of Argentine Malbec on a dark wood table, side-on, dramatic warm light
The shape that says “structured red.” Most Argentine Malbec comes in this bottle.