Our Bordeaux campaign is now in full swing and we have already had a few new releases this morning: 2010 Château Langoa-Barton, Cru Classé St-Julien £519.00 per case of 12 in bond. Anthony Barton’s 3rd growth was outstanding this year, slightly more approachable than its bigger brother but with excellent ageing potential. “A swathe of [...]
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Bordeaux 2010 New Releases: Giscours, Echo de Lynch Bages, Berliquet and Carbonnieux
Wednesday 8 June 2011 – 11:43
Well, it’s been a busy morning. Finally, after what feels like weeks of waiting, we have seen some of the bigger names release their prices, heralding what looks like an action-packed rest of the week. Four releases from amongst the host are: 2010 Château Echo de Lynch-Bages, Pauillac £300 per case of 12 bottles in [...]
Wine of the Day and Bordeaux 2010 release: Château Haut-Batailley
Tuesday 7 June 2011 – 14:19
Our busiest day with Bordeaux releases so far almost eclipsed our wine of the day, which would have been a pity, as it is a really interesting example of just how far Southern France has come in the past 15 years. Lauded by many critics as one of the most interesting young wine regions [...]
Bordeaux 2010 New Releases – Gruaud-Larose & Haut-Bages-Libéral
Tuesday 7 June 2011 – 10:19
Things are definitely gathering pace now and we are finally seeing some the more well-known names making an appearance. Château Gruaud-Larose has produced a delightful, stylish wine this year, not withstanding a quite powerful tannic structure. Robert Parker gave it 92-94 points in this vintage, describing it as “the finest Gruaud Larose since the 2000 [...]
Bordeaux 2010 New Releases: La Tour du Pin
Tuesday 7 June 2011 – 9:17
After the quiet of yesterday - apparently due to it being the Dragon Boat festival in China – today has seen a veritable flurry of releases. Not before time. The first out of the blocks was Château La Tour du Pin, which is owned and managed by the winemaking team at Cheval-Blanc. Tasted alongside Petit Cheval [...]
Bordeaux 2010 New Releases: Batailley and Lalande-Borie
Wednesday 1 June 2011 – 11:54
With a public holiday looming in France tomorrow, it seems that the gears have finally engaged and a few more properties are on the move, including the ever-popular Château Batailley and Lalande-Borie, from the team at Ducru-Beaucaillou. 2010 Château Batailley, Cru Classé Pauillac £300 per case of 12 bottles in bond Fruits of the forest [...]
2010 Bordeaux New Releases: Château d’Armailhac
Wednesday 1 June 2011 – 9:13
The Bordeaux phoney war has been going on for what feels like months, with the occasional flurry of releases to enliven matters, but this morning’s flurry is of a different calibre – as we are greeted with the release of rising-star (and member of the Mouton-Rothschild stable) Château D’Armailhac. 2010 Château d’Armailhac, Cru Classé Pauillac [...]
Bordeaux New Release: Amelisse
Tuesday 31 May 2011 – 14:17
Denis Durantou has made, in his Château Eglise-Clinet, one of the most highly rated wines in the 2010 vintage – scoring one of Robert Parker’s highest scores for the vintage of 96-100 points. As well as Petite Eglise, the second wine of Eglise-Clinet, he also makes a 100% Merlot St-Emilion – Château Amelisse, a wine we have [...]
Bordeaux 2010 New Releases: Chasse Spleen & Paveil de Luze
Thursday 26 May 2011 – 14:52
Today was a quieter day than anticipated, but we have two new releases this afternoon, both Cru Bourgeois and both offering great value. Chasse-Spleen is always popular with Lay & Wheeler customers, performing considerably above its classification in most vintages – 2010 being no exception. 2010 Château Chasse-Spleen, Cru Bourgeois Moulis £216 per case of [...]
Bordeaux 2010 New Release: Du Tertre
Wednesday 25 May 2011 – 11:24
If you are looking for classically styled Margaux, then look no further – this is benchmark, traditional claret. We greatly enjoyed this at our tastings, favouring its almost austere nature and tightly-wound character. Neal Martin of the Wine Advocate described it as follows: “…tightly coiled and not as flamboyant as its peers, but that is [...]
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