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We have just lost one of Bordeaux’s most-loved ambassadors and are still in shock. Purple Pagers may already know that...
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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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The 2018 vintage in Bordeaux seems unlikely to be remembered for its whites, whether dry or sweet. See this guide...
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Great sweet white bordeaux may be unfashionable but it will have the last laugh. A version of this article is...
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