Bordeaux

Tasting articles Success for the 2024 whites, dry and sweet. James took this photo of bottles of dry white at the Union...

Tasting articles Cabernet Sauvignon takes precedence in this challenging vintage. Above, just-harvested bunches of Cabernet being sorted in the Château Lafite vineyard...

Tasting articles Reviews of the wines of the right bank, where Merlot predominates, in this uneven vintage. Above, harvest at Château Figeac...

Wine news in 5 Follow the latest releases, or take a break from the news and write an ode to your favourite grape variety...

Inside information Having tasted cask samples of the wines, our man in Bordeaux reflects on this challenging vintage. Come back next week...

Wines of the week A sophisticated bordeaux that’s lush, vibrant and ready to drink now. From £20 a bottle in bond or as low...

Free for all Staying at the top of the Bordeaux tree involves a lot of effort, and many an airmile. Shorter versions of...

Tasting articles Completing yesterday’s report on a big blind tasting of 2015 right-bank wines and sweet whites. See this guide for all...

Tasting articles Château Rieussec in Sauternes was one of the high points of this big blind tasting. Reviews of the left-bank reds...

Tasting articles A vertical tasting of this very popular Pauillac estate. Above, from left to right: Nicolas Labenne, Jean-Charles Cazes and Daniel...

Free for all We have just lost one of Bordeaux’s most-loved ambassadors and are still in shock. Purple Pagers may already know that...

Free for all Gavin Quinney of Château Bauduc shares his annual, detailed review of the growing season in Bordeaux and looks at how...

Wines of the week An exceptional sweet wine made especially irresistible at the price. From £21.76, €27.60 and $264 a case of six bottles...

Free for all A word of advice: give 2021 red bordeaux a wide berth. See also Jancis’s tasting articles on whites, right-bank reds...

Wine news in 5 And news of the passing of Campanian trailblazer Walter Mastroberardino, shown above with his children Daniela and Paolo. Before I...

Tasting articles This concludes our coverage of this year’s Southwold-on-Thames appraisal of the 2021 vintage. The tasters agreed that this was the...