2010 Bordeaux – Haut Batailley
This afternoon sees the release of 2010 Château Haut Batailley, a really lovely wine this year, which in my view merits its premium on last year. Parker seemd to have been a bit iffy, but virtually...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – The avalanche starts – Pontet Canet, Calon Segur….
A raft of relatively minor releases - Grand Corbin, Blanc de Lynch Bages (described by Neal Martin a 'very fine indeed'), Carbonnieux red and white, La Fleur Cardinale, and then getting more serious:...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – so much for being able to talk about it…
There have been so many new releases from Bordeaux that it has been completely impossible to keep up with them, and no chance to do justice to them. What a pity wines with a story like Pedesclaux,...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – The Wines of Jonathan Maltus
I had a great visit to see our old neighbour Jonathan Maltus this year (he used to live in Limerston Street, round the corner from our Chelsea shop). One of the original 'garagistes', Jonathan is now a...
View Article2010 Bordeaux Primeurs – Catching up
We can now offer two of the long-term classics of the vintage on general release: Pontet Canet and Léoville Poyferré. Continue reading →
View Article2010 Bordeaux Primeurs – No let up
Releases continue apace this morning with Malescot Saint Exupéry, Domaine de Chevalier red and white, and the first wine from the Vauthier stable at Ausone, the reasonably-priced Château Fonbel....
View Article2010 Bordeaux – Leoville Barton, Climens, Gloria, Moulin Saint Georges
This morning the Bordelais are back to work after the Pentecôte weekend, and another little deluge of new releases hits the market. The biggest release today is Léoville Barton, a fantastic wine to buy...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – Grand Puy Lacoste, Lagrange and Fiefs…
We now have Grand Puy Lacoste. This is a property on a roll under the ebullient Francois-Xavier Borie, and like its stablemate Haut Batailley has produced one of its best ever results - maybe the best...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – A little Right Bank moment – Clinet, Clos Fourtet, Canon La...
On the market this morning is heavy hitter and Parker superstar Clinet at £995. Pomerol has has a very good vintage in 2010, and this is massively highly-rated. We also have an attractive vintage of...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – Lynch Bages, Montrose, Branaire Ducru, d’Issan, Canon
This morning's releases have continued to pile up. The big news is the release of Lynch Bages. This is a really superb wine, and a great pair to Pontet Canet. "The 2010 blew me away on each occasion I...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – Pichon Baron, Clos du Marquis, Brane Cantenac, Pape Clement
This afternoon has seen a continued flow of releases. The big name, and a pair for Montrose, in that it also has a 97-99+ score from Robert Parker, is Pichon Baron. Under the leadership of Christian...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – Pichon Lalande, Haut Bailly, Saint Pierre
Pichon Lalande has responded to Pichon Baron with a fractionally higher price. Parker may score the latter marginally lower, but to most buyers I spoke to, it is Pichon Lalande which is the more...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – Rauzan Segla really stuffs it up
Rauzan Ségla has released its 2010 at a price which is comfortably 20% higher than any other vintage of this wine is trading at on the market. I really like Rauzan, so this just makes me sad as I'd...
View Article…more on Rauzan Ségla
To ‘mark the exceptional vintage of 2009′, Château Rauzan Ségla’s owners the Wertheimers, who also own Chanel, have commissioned Karl Lagerfeld to design the label. He has come up with a sketch of the...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – the week of the big guns – Margaux, Cos d’Estournel,...
With Vinexpo over, this look like it will be the week of the big guns. This morning we have had the first tranche of Château Margaux, and at the end of Friday (by which time I, and most of the …...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – Papa was a Rolling Caillou
Bruno Borie has decided to wait until virtually all the Bordeaux offices are shut before releasing Château Ducru Beaucaillou (£1750) and its ‘definitely not the second wine but another good Saint...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – Palmer, La Mondotte
This morning has seen the release of another of the two big names, one from each side of the river. Stephan von Neipperg’s super-cuvée Saint Emilion La Mondotte, which I was unsure about, while...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – Troplong Mondot
Château Troplong Mondot’s 2010 is definitely a wine which reflects the extreme ripeness of the vintage, but also befits from the rigour and balance of the year too. Robert Parker has described it as...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – Top Pomerol – La Conseillante and ‘Le Petit Lion’
This afternoon has seen the release of Vieux Château Certan 2010, in such limited volumes that we will struggle to fulfil existing orders. L’Evangile is also now sold out. However its release was...
View Article2010 Bordeaux – Figeac, Clos L’Eglise, Église Clinet, La Mission – and Uncle...
Lots of wines hitting the market today, we need to know who wants what so get you orders in please. Lafite and Carruades first tranche is out, but the Bordeaux trade is having a bit of a think about...
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