The words “flurry” and “activity” haven’t exactly been used much so far in the 2011 Bordeaux en-primeur campaign; however it would appear that today is the turning point, as we have had a number of important releases first thing this morning. The biggest names to have released are – at about half the price of [...]
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2007 Burgundy tasting – Coutts Wine Society
Friday 20 April 2012 – 16:13
As the 2011 Bordeaux en-primeur campaign starts rumbling, we jumped at the opportunity to get our last fix of fine Burgundy for the next couple of months by presenting a 2007 Burgundy tasting in Coutts’swish office on the Strand. The 2007 vintage in Burgundy saw summer conditions in the spring (over 30 degrees in April) [...]
Bordeaux 2011 – Château Capbern-Gasqueton and Marquis de Calon
Friday 20 April 2012 – 9:38
Calon-Ségur has been going from strength to strength over the past few years, and young winemaker Vincent Millet’s expertise and talent have a lot to do with this. This knowledge is put to excellent use in the property’s second wine, Marquis de Calon (never offered en-primeur before) and the other St Estèphe property he manages, [...]
Bordeaux 2011-Day 4
Wednesday 4 April 2012 – 17:17
We are quite certain that today should rank amongst the best days at work any of us has ever had. The UGC tastings both in St Emilion and Pomerol were very interesting but visits at Cheval Blanc, Ausone, Vieux Château Certan, L’Eglise Clinet and Le Pin were amazing treats even to the most seasoned [...]
Bordeaux 2011 – Day Three
Tuesday 3 April 2012 – 20:57
Today was another day spent driving up and down the D2 from château to château, tasting such gems as Latour, Pichon Lalande, Ducru-Beaucaillou, Calon-Ségur and Palmer, before the Union des Grands Crus tastings in the afternoon. Palmer has our vote for the wine of the vintage plaudits so far, however Calon-Ségur, Pichon-Baron, Brane-Cantenac and Batailley [...]
Bordeaux 2011 – Day Two
Monday 2 April 2012 – 17:18
Sat on the terrace of our kind hosts at Caronne Ste Gemme and reflecting on our second day of tasting 2011 Bordeaux, we are definitely starting to get a better idea of this vintage for the (top) Médoc properties. A lot of the wines we tasted today were very much faithful to the Châteaux’ styles [...]
Bordeaux 2011: Stay in touch
Wednesday 28 March 2012 – 8:14
While in previous vintages the buzz from Bordeaux has been more or less inescapable, you may have noticed that everything has been somewhat quieter this year. Having recently travelled out to Bordeaux as part of a trip organised by the Institute of Masters of Wine, I can confirm that this is not because 2011 is [...]
A sneak preview of 2011 Bordeaux
Friday 16 March 2012 – 17:17
; ; ; It has been a frantic and tiring couple of weeks for the winemakers of the Cercle Rive Droite, the 10 year old association of a number of Châteaux from the right bank of the region. They have been travelling around the world, showing their 2011′s (in many cases alongside their 2009′s or [...]
Champagne Philipponnat
Tuesday 13 March 2012 – 9:20
I am told it is purely coincidental that two very fine producers, Philliponnat and Gaja, should have happened to be booked to come to our office and present their wines last Thursday, on (our buyer) Nick’s birthday. Be that as it may, neither my colleagues or myself felt the need to give him much grief [...]
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