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Bordeaux 2019 right bank

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Monday 8 June 2020

Bordeaux Bordeaux 2019 Pomerol St-Émilion

Ch Figeac in St-Emilion

15 June 2020 New additions to this article: wines from Quintus, Troplong Mondot, L'If, Le Pin, Nénin, Ch de Sales and the Lafleur stable (including Grand Village). See this guide to our coverage of Bordeaux 2019.

8 June 2020 James Lawther MW, for many years a Bordeaux resident and an experienced reporter on primeur samples there for Decanter magazine, has been busy tasting on our behalf. Andrew Morris devoted his weekend to uploading these notes on most of the significant wines so we thank them both.

Jancis writes James will be busy tasting on the left bank this week and we...

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