Volcanic Wine Awards | 25th anniversary events | The Jancis Robinson Story

Home Don't quote me

Another Bordeaux 2009 bargain

Jancis Robinson

Wednesday 19 May 2010

I was terrifically impressed by Ch Raymond Lafon 2009 Sauternes. I'm even more impressed by Jean-Pierre Meslier at Ch Raymond Lafon, who has today released the wine at a price that Bill Blatch (left) of Bordeaux Gold points out is substantially below the prices for their 2008, 2007 and 2006 vintages.

Vintage ex-Château ex-Négociant (euros)

2006 24.00 28.80

2007 22.00 26.00

2008 22.00 26.00

2009 19.00 22.80

As Blatch says, 'This is a very brave policy which we think deserves a...

Member

$135

/year

Save over 15% annually

Ideal for wine enthusiasts

Access 289,058 wine reviews & 15,891 articles
Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine

Pay with

Gift this membership

Inner Circle

$249

/year

Ideal for collectors

Access 289,058 wine reviews & 15,891 articles
Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance

See all available plans

Professional

$299

/year

For individual wine professionals

Access 289,058 wine reviews & 15,891 articles
Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
Commercial use of up to 25 wine reviews & scores for marketing

Gift this membership

Business

$399

/year

For companies in the wine trade

Access 289,058 wine reviews & 15,891 articles
Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
Commercial use of up to 250 wine reviews & scores for marketing

Number of seats:

See all available plans

More Don't quote me

Three Kings parade in Seville 6 Jan 2026

Jancis's diary – January 2026

January is always a heavy month for professional wine tastings. This year Jancis fortified herself beforehand. 2026 got off to...

Sunny garden at Blue Farm

Jancis's diary – November and December 2025

Jet lag, a bad cold, but somehow an awful lot of good wine was enjoyed. This diary is a double...

Tuscan Sunday lunch

Jancis's diary – October 2025

Two fabulous weekends, and a lot of tasting. The Tuscan weekend is exemplified by the outdoor Sunday lunch pictured above...

WineGB tasting 8 September 2025 photo by Tom Gold

Jancis's diary - September 2025

Multiple tastings and one visit to a vineyard this month. I still have a physical diary. In August I had...

More from JancisRobinson.com

Vignoble Roc’h-Mer aerial view

Inside information

The map is not the terroir – on Brittany

A continuation of Chris Howard’s two-part exploration of the newly revived wine regions of north-west France. Above, an aerial view...

The Chapelle at Saint Jacques d'Albas in France's Pays d'Oc

Tasting articles

Wine discoveries – January 2026

From light, delicate Prosecco to cult wine from Bordeaux and red Zinfandel, there’s something for everyone in these 25 wines...

The Sportsman at sunset

Nick on restaurants

Back to The Sportsman

Nick denies an accusation frequently levelled at restaurant critics. And revisits an old favourite. Those of us who write about...

White wine grapes from Shutterstock

Up-and-coming grape varieties

Favourites among the quirkier vine varieties. A shorter version of this article, with fewer recommendations, is published by the Financial...

Strengthening US wine labelling, new EU trade deals, market reports, more bottles lighten up

Plus, wet weather makes California drought-free for the first time in 25 years and leaves snow on Douro vineyards. Much...

Benoit and Emilie of Etienne Sauzet

Tasting articles

Burgundy 2024 – S–V

The last of our alphabetically organised tasting articles: reviews of wines tasted by Matthew in the Côte d’Or and by...

Stéphane, José and Vanessa Ferreira of Quinta do Pôpa

Wines of the week

Quinta do Pôpa, Contos da Terra, Douro

If there’s one country that excels at value-priced wines, it would have to be Portugal. This is yet another wine...

Simon Rollin

Tasting articles

Burgundy 2024 – Q–R

The penultimate of 12 alphabetically organised tasting articles: reviews of wines tasted by Matthew in the Côte d’Or and by...