Jancis writes If you look at our 23 articles tagged Cru Bourgeois, you'll see that this association of superior but not classed growths on the left bank of the Gironde usually stages a tasting of the vintage recently bottled in London in the autumn. For pandemic-related reasons, there was no tasting of the 2018s in...
Crus bourgeois 2018 and 2019
Monday 13 December 2021
• 8 min read
Following our three tasting articles based on the Union des Grands Crus 2019 tasting is this look at the 2018 and 2019 crus bourgeois subsequently shown in London. See guides to our coverage of 2019 and 2018 bordeaux for links to all previous articles.
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