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Bordeaux to head for, or avoid
A word of advice: give 2021 red bordeaux a wide berth. See also Jancis’s tasting articles on whites, right-bank reds and left-bank reds. A version of this article is published...

Jancis Robinson
Saturday 15 February 2025
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Collecting on a budget – bordeaux
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