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2016 bordeaux at 10 years – right-bank reds and sweet whites
The first of three articles about this lauded vintage. See this guide to our comprehensive coverage of Bordeaux 2016. This year’s Ten Years On tasting at Farr Vintners included more...
Jancis Robinson
Thursday 26 February 2026
• 2 min read
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2022 bordeaux four years on – white wines
Jancis Robinson
Monday 9 February 2026
• 3 min read
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Mainly some great tastings in London but a fascinating trip to Bordeaux, too. The scariest thing I did this month...
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Success for the 2024 whites, dry and sweet. James took this photo of bottles of dry white at the Union...
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We have just lost one of Bordeaux’s most-loved ambassadors and are still in shock.
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Brand-new wines including Cloudy Bay Gamay, Riesling from Bhutan and the 2022 vintage of Yquem Sauternes are among those scored...
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An exceptional sweet wine made especially irresistible at the price. From £21.76, €27.60 and $264 a case of six bottles...
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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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Austrians like to check themselves out against the competition … including Château d'Yquem.
In the early 1990s the late Alois...
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Success for Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc? Sometimes – let James be your guide. For his notes on 2023 reds, see...
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Hot on the heels of the Southwold blind tasting of the 2020s last month comes this review of 118 wines...
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Julia's reviews from a comprehensive blind tasting of wines from this vintage. First off, the whites, both dry and sweet...
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A vertical tasting of one of the highest-scoring Sauternes estates in the Christian Seely years. See this guide to our...
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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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Our reviews of the embryonic wines shown at last month's en primeur tastings kick off with the whites, both dry...
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The world's longest-lived unfortified wines savoured, yet again.
You may remember the extraordinary tale of how Kate Dugdale, widow of...
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The first of three tasting articles devoted to the 270 top bordeaux from the stupendous 2019 vintage tasted blind recently...
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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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