2011 Bordeaux – La Conseillante – Gruaud – Fargues – Feytit Clinet
Today sees the release of a fine Pomerol, Château la Conseillante. Under the intelligent directorship of Jean-Michel Laporte, La Conseillante is a property which has gone from strength to strength, and...
View Article2011 Bordeaux – Cheval Blanc & Latour & Pavie & Co
Latour, of course, stole a good deal of publicity at the beginning of the the 2011 campaign by announcing that it was going to withdraw from the primeur system from next year. (In future the wine will...
View Article2011 Bordeaux – Vieux Chateau Certan, Talbot, Ducru Beaucaillou, Brane Cantenac
Domaines Baron de Rothschild chose yesterday to release the 2011 Chateau l’Évangile, a wine which I am surprised to find myself the biggest fan of amongst the critics. Today has seen another...
View Article2011 Bordeaux – it’s all over – Yquem not releasing en primeur – for now
Quoted in Decanter.com, Pierre Lurton, who runs both Cheval Blanc and Yquem for the LVMH group, has said that he will not be releasing Yquem en primeur for the moment: ‘There is no question that we are...
View ArticleLondoners, there is still time…
The deadline for deliveries before Christmas outside London is past, but if you live in (central-ish) London, you can still order online for delivery today (Wednesday), or, if you really insist on...
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Bordeaux & Value for money: The Brand Factor
I look at wine prices constantly. Partly, because it’s my living, but it also goes far, far beyond that – I’m one of those people who can’t stand getting over-charged for anything, whether it’s a...
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2020 Bordeaux En Primeur: What do we know?
The short answer is, from a first hand perspective, not a lot. Written reports compare the weather to that of 2016, 2018 and 2019 – mild and wet in the spring, which followed through to a hot, dry...
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Tasting 2020 Bordeaux EP: Angélus, Ferrand & Tronquoy-Lalande
The 2020 vintage is beginning to reach us, with the first major sample arriving yesterday. These blog entries will keep track of my thoughts on the samples that I am able to taste, along with a few...
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Saint-Estephe’s famous yellow Château is going greener day by day
We had a brilliant, quite intimate conversation with Basile Tesseron of Lafon Rochet as we tasted together his fabulous 2020 release over the airwaves. This is a special year for him and the estate as...
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A love letter to Château Gruaud Larose
When someone around you decides to change for the better, it’s usually a lovely thing to watch. Maybe they start eating more healthily, correct an annoying trait or start doing charity work. Even if...
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