Bordeaux 2021
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Château Bastor-Lamontagne 2021 Sauternes
An exceptional sweet wine made especially irresistible at the price. From £21.76, €27.60 and $264 a case of six bottles pre arrival. I recently had the dubious pleasure of tasting...
Jancis Robinson
Friday 21 February 2025
• 1 min read
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Bordeaux 2021 – left-bank reds four years on
This concludes our coverage of this year’s Southwold-on-Thames appraisal of the 2021 vintage. The tasters agreed that this was the least inspiring vintage for red wines since at least 2017...
Jancis Robinson
Wednesday 12 February 2025
• 6 min read
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One of the most disappointing collections of red bordeaux in the annual Southwold-on-Thames series. See also this guide to our...
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The start of this year's Southwold tasting was the best bit. See detailed coverage of over 180 reds tomorrow and...
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So which of these vintages is the best and which is the worst? JR and laptop bottom left of this...
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Following on from yesterday’s review of recently bottled left-bank reds, here’s a smaller collection of whites, both dry and sweet...
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Sixty-three of a possible 131 members of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB) were in London earlier this...
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A small selection of mostly red bordeaux from four recent vintages. Pictured above, a recent royal visit at Château Smith...
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Above, James Lawther MW is pointed in the right direction at Ch Troplong Mondot. See also Bordeaux 2021 – a...
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Directions to the new cellar at Ch d'Armailhac (Ch Mouton Rothschild in the background). Right-bank tasting notes scheduled for Monday...
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Image of dogs and Merlot vines at Ch Bauduc courtesy of Gavin Quinney. We have tasted virtually all the wines...
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The advice is clear. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. See also Bordeaux...
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Tasting notes on many, if not most, of the finest 2021s in Bordeaux. See also Bordeaux 2021 – a guide...
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Gavin Quinney of Château Bauduc provides his usual statistical analysis of the vintage, being picked in welcome fine weather above...
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Continuing our look at this exciting vintage, we provide tasting notes on another 36 wines, some of them very famous...
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