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Château Brane-Cantenac 1992–2023
A vertical tasting to mark the 100th anniversary of the Lurton family’s ownership of this Bordeaux estate. See also this guide to our bordeaux verticals. This year, 2025, marks the...
James Lawther MW
Wednesday 24 September 2025
• 3 min read
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Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 1978–2023
James Lawther MW
Wednesday 3 September 2025
• 2 min read
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CVNE Imperial Gran Reserva 1947–2018
Tamlyn Currin
Monday 11 August 2025
• 3 min read
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Sangiovese – but not as we know it. A vertical tasting of a revolutionary Umbrian wine. Above, Chiara Lungarotti in...
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A Supertuscan that defied the trend of international grape varieties to focus instead entirely on Sangiovese – and has proved...
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A vertical tasting of this very popular Pauillac estate. Above, from left to right: Nicolas Labenne, Jean-Charles Cazes and Daniel...
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A mini-vertical of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou and its neighbours, tasted in the Languedoc. See this guide to our bordeaux verticals.
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Julia and Jancis were among the dozen lucky tasters at this impeccably organised roller-coaster tasting in Stevenage, just north of...
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Vieux Château Certan tasted from 1923 to 2020. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the Financial...
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Hof te Cattebeke outside the little Flemish village of Etikhove was the setting for a quite remarkable Pomerol tasting. See...
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Fine-wine merchant Jan-Erik Paulson looks through his notebooks and shares his tasting notes on this famous Bordeaux first growth –...
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Jan-Erik Paulson supplies another panoply of tasting notes on a famous Bordeaux château to complement his earlier Pichon Baron vertical...
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Jan-Erik Paulson, semi-retired from his fine-wine company Rare Wine, has offered to share with us his experience of verticals of...
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Can Napa Sauvignon Blanc age? In the hands of the Araujos and Françoise Peschon, the answer is yes. Bart, Daphne...
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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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A follow-up to our 133 tasting notes on current SA sparkling, white and rosé wines, including a complete vertical of...
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A vertical tasting extending back to 1958 highlighted the exceptional work of Angelo Gaja in Piemonte and beyond. Above, Gaia...
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A landmark tasting that teaches us something about Bordeaux left-bank vintages. Above, Olivier Bernard presents the wines. See also this...
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Montrose and Calon Ségur's neighbour is unjustly overlooked, argues James. Above, the Ch Meyney team (left to right): Thomas Hernandez...
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