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2005 bordeaux at 20
A chance to revisit Bordeaux classics from a lauded vintage that are now ready to drink. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 11 October 2025
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Bordeaux 2005 by the bottle in 2025
Jancis Robinson
Thursday 9 October 2025
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Wow! The hype is just about true, even if there are notable exceptions. What an amazing vintage... Just back from...
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Ripeness seemed to reach record levels in all three of these appellations – perhaps partly because of the relatively high...
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So, Julia and I are just off to Bordeaux, armed with milk thistle, Recaldent and a truly terrifying schedule because...
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Later that same day: See major addition below. This is just in from the press office of Berry Bros &...
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16 sep: See a spirited response to this from Stephen Browett of Farr Vintners in your turn and David’s response...
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In the second of his two reports on Bordeaux’s extraordinary 2005 vintage, Bill Blatch of Vintex SA describes how the...
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As usual Bill Blatch of Bordeaux merchants Vintex ( vintex@vintex.fr) has generously published the most detailed report I know of...
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Longstanding purple pagers may remember Frédéric Ducos of Ch Laulan-Ducos in the Médoc who has regularly sent us despatches about...
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13 aug: And this from Graham Nutter of Ch St Jacques d'Albas in the Minervois: Rain at last? Just to...
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I know that only yesterday I was berating merchants for touting 2004 burgundies already but news from Bordeaux vineyards this...
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