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The Southwold tastings – a history
Jancis Robinson
Thursday 12 February 2026
• 1 min read
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2022 bordeaux four years on – left-bank reds
Jancis Robinson
Wednesday 11 February 2026
• 3 min read
Tasting articles
2022 bordeaux four years on – right-bank reds
See this guide to our coverage of 2022 bordeaux, and our report on the 2022 bordeaux whites tasted during this year’s Southwold-on-Thames tastings. Above, the much-needed lunch break. Many a...
Jancis Robinson
Tuesday 10 February 2026
• 2 min read
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The first of three reports on this year’s blind tasting of significant four-year-old bordeaux. See Bordeaux 2022 – a guide...
Tasting articles
This concludes our coverage of this year’s Southwold-on-Thames appraisal of the 2021 vintage. The tasters agreed that this was the...
Tasting articles
One of the most disappointing collections of red bordeaux in the annual Southwold-on-Thames series. See also this guide to our...
Tasting articles
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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Temperature was a theme this month. Above, the outdoor pool at Estelle Manor, said to be heated but even so...
Tasting articles
In her final report from the Southwold tasting, Julia reviews the wines of the left bank, where Cabernet Sauvignon is...
Tasting articles
In the second of three tasting articles, Julia reviews the largely Merlot-based wines of the right bank, all tasted blind...
Tasting articles
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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Thoughts on a blind tasting of more than 260 wines from the 2020 vintage at the Southwold tastings in London...
Don't quote me
Overarching conclusions – and some bargains from this year's extensive, three-day blind tasting of all the bordeaux 2019s that matter...
Tasting articles
More great wines, from the Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated properties this time. See also right-bank reds and whites, as well as our...
Tasting articles
Impressive quality pretty much throughout! See also whites and left-bank reds as well as our guide to 2019 bordeaux. Above...
Tasting articles
The first of three tasting articles devoted to the 270 top bordeaux from the stupendous 2019 vintage tasted blind recently...
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19 January 2023 We’re republishing this for a second time to draw attention to our fourth podcast, in which Jancis...
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It seems as though virtually everyone who met this powerful personality who played a major part in wine in the...
Tasting articles
The 2018 vintage in Bordeaux seems unlikely to be remembered for its whites, whether dry or sweet. See this guide...
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