I recently had yet another chance to see the top bordeaux from the famous 2009 vintage, The vintage that sagged, now that they are in bottle and thought you might be interested in...
Top Bordeaux 2009 retasted
Tuesday 9 April 2013
I'm looking forward very much to flying out to Bordeaux later today to taste the 2012 left bank primeurs. Had been planning to go out at the weekend but Nick did his back in on Friday and needed 24-hour care for a while. Julia nobly stood in for me at short notice and will be reporting in her usual estimable style on the right bank 2012s. Meanwhile...
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