Bill Blatch of Bordeaux wine merchant Vintex has been supplying exceptionally detailed and, on the whole, admirably dispassionate, vintage reports on Bordeaux for many years. Here's his latest on the most freakish vintage in living memory. It's a gripping read for any fan of Bordeaux red, white or sweet.
Read how the closest similar vintage may be 1540! Thrill to the excitement of how the oenologists got it wrong! Shiver at those plummeting acidities! Marvel at yet another promising Sauternes vintage! etc etc (I shall be reporting in detail on purple pages on my primeur tastings in April.)
This report is 14 pages.
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