Southwold 2015s – the left-bank reds

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This is the third and last instalment of my tasting report on this year's major blind tasting of 2015 bordeaux with tasting notes and suggested drinking windows on 126 left-bank reds. See also Southwold 2015 whites, Southwold 2015s – the right-bank reds and our guide to Bordeaux 2015. For an overview of the 2019 tastings, see Bordeaux 2015 reassessed.

We tasted the whites on Tuesday afternoon, the right bank and Pessac-Léognans on Wednesday, while Thursday was devoted to the rest of the left bank, including all these first growths. Note that, exceptionally, Ch Margaux had a black...