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Bordeaux 2025 – a guide
A guide to all our coverage of this small but promising vintage. Above, Cabernet Sauvignon at Château Montrose on 18 September 2025 (photo: Gavin Quinney). James Lawther MW, in his...
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After supplying his tasting articles on Bordeaux 2019 right bank and Bordeaux 2019 left bank, James Lawther MW takes a...
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The en primeur system has been called into question more than ever before in this time of pandemic, and generated...
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Our coverage of Bordeaux 2018 en primeur comes to a sticky end today with the sweet wines of Sauternes and...
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This is our final tasting article on the Bordeaux 2018 reds. Come back on Monday for the sweet whites. For...
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The final part of Julia's overview of Bordeaux 2018 looks at pricing as one serious player and several smaller châteaux...
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In the second part of her report on Bordeaux 2018, Julia looks at the characteristics of the wines and the...
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Julia has worked very hard over two trips to Bordeaux to bring us reviews of more than 500 examples of...
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Julia samples some great Rheinhessen, and now Mosel, wines from cask, in situ. Please note that many of these wines...
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3 September 2018 Some comments on the Bordeaux Place's moves towards diversification have been added. 1 September 2018 A version...
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Ella Lister of Wine Lister provides some more food for thought on this year's primeur campaign. See this complete guide...
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Jonathan Reeve of Wine Owners, who assembled the proto-prices table in What price Bordeaux 2017?, sums up this year’s Bordeaux...
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14 June 2018 At last Bordeaux 2017 prices are tumbling out so we are revisiting this list of them as...
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I had hoped to provide some alternative to our Bordeaux primeurs diet this week for our free article today but...
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See also yes terday's vintage report – part 1 and this guide to our past and forthcoming coverage of the...
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For more specific comments and my tasting notes on individual appellations, see the articles published throughout this week and this...
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