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Tasting articles Bordeaux 2020 four years on – right-bank reds In the second of three tasting articles, Julia reviews the largely Merlot-based wines of the right bank, all tasted blind... Read more

Tasting articles Bordeaux 2021 in bottle – whites and right-bank reds Following on from yesterday’s review of recently bottled left-bank reds, here’s a smaller collection of whites, both dry and sweet... Read more

Tasting articles The Singapour – March 2023 Two main themes dominate this month's round-up from south-east Asia. This month's collection of tasting notes is far less random... Read more

Tasting articles Value on the right bank Members of a new club, Castillon Caractères, deserve your attention. Knowing this, James asked them to lay on a tasting... Read more

Free for all Guide to our bordeaux verticals 12 March 2025 We continue adding to our bordeaux verticals, now numbering 102. 18 January 2023 We now have compiled... Read more

Tasting articles Ch La Gaffelière – no longer on the B-team? A strong candidate for reclassification reviewed. Above, Alexandre de Malet Roquefort and those purple fermentation tanks. Prior to the recent... Read more

Nick on restaurants Vietnam in St-Émilion Where to eat in and around Bordeaux. The temperature gauge on our friend Tim Johnston’s car registered 35 °C as... Read more

Free for all Rating Haut-Brion's latest baby How leading wine traders and commentators were held captive by a prince, pictured above. A version of this article is... Read more

Tasting articles A St-Émilion marathon in London The top St-Émilions from 2011 to 2018 tasted blind – 48 in all. Above, Jean-Philippe Delmas, responsible for the wines... Read more

Tasting articles Ch Troplong Mondot vertical back to 1962 A rare 23-vintage vertical. Image above by Cécile Perrinet Lhermitte. This well-known St-Émilion property’s wines were shown off in London... Read more

Tasting articles Ch Figeac 2005–2019 You asked for more vertical tastings of notable Bordeaux châteaux. We are always keen to oblige – along with some... Read more

Tasting articles Bordeaux 2012 ten years on – right-bank reds and sweet whites The second part of a survey of the most important wines just reaching their tenth birthday. See tasting notes on... Read more

Tasting articles Bordeaux 2011 – right-bank reds 10 years on The first of three articles reassessing the 2011 vintage. Left-bank reds and sweet wines to follow; see also the guide... Read more

Tasting articles Bordeaux 2019 right bank 15 June 2020 New additions to this article: wines from Quintus, Troplong Mondot, L'If, Le Pin, Nénin, Ch de Sales... Read more

Tasting articles Bordeaux 2010 tasted blind – right-bank reds and sweet whites A second helping of bordeaux 2010s, this time tasted blind. See also BI's 2010 bordeaux showcase, and this guide to... Read more

Tasting articles St-Émilion 2015s and 2016s If you're interested in red bordeaux, see also Why it pays to buy crus bourgeois. The 2016 and 2015 vintages... Read more

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