Bordeaux 2013 – 10 years on

The team at Lafleur debudding the vines in spring

So has the worst vintage of current times improved in bottle? And are there any bargains? See this guide to all our coverage of 2013 bordeaux. Above, spring debudding by the team at Ch Lafleur. Seems to have worked in 2013 …

As you may have seen in the ranking of Bordeaux vintages from 2009 to 2019 published recently in A Southwold summary, 2013 is reckoned to be the least successful vintage of that period. Such is its poor reputation that the two London fine-wine traders who hold annual 10-years-on tastings, Bordeaux Index and Farr Vintners, have not exactly had...