Bordeaux 2009 – reflections

Where to start with this early report on last week's total immersion in 2009 bordeaux? I'll be publishing my tasting notes from tomorrow morning, an overview of the wines on the left bank this Saturday in the Financial Times and in Free for all, and another on the right bank and white wines the following Saturday. But I am allowed to write only just over 1,000 words in the FT so can pick out only my principal observations on wine quality. Here is some more detailed background.