Bordeaux 2012 – coping with the rain

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1 Oct afternoon – and you can read what Gavin Quinney of Ch Bauduc has written on his blog about the (even later-ripening) vineyards of the left bank of the Gironde here.

Martin Krajewski continues his report on the Bordeaux 2012 harvest from Ch de Sours in the far north of the Entre-Deux-Mers region and Clos Cantenac over the Dordogne river in St-Émilion.

It's been an interesting week on the right bank with most properties being very tight-lipped about the condition of their fruit and vines and also their plans for harvesting. I've seen a lot of picking in...