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Pessac-Leognan, Graves & Bordeaux Blanc sec 2021: ‘best whites since 2017’
18 May 2022 12:43
Pessac-Leognan, Graves & Bordeaux Blanc sec 2021: ‘best whites since 2017’

As we are beginning to see – and I anticipated – the highly heterogeneous reds of the 2021 Bordeaux vintage are already dividing opinion. However their white counterparts are not. These are truly excellent and, in many cases, exceptional and unique wines – and they are widely seen and duly celebrated as such.


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John

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St Estephe & Haut-Medoc: left-bank Merlot ‘a tough and tricky proposition’
18 May 2022 12:45
St Estephe & Haut-Medoc: left-bank Merlot ‘a tough and tricky proposition’

It might seem odd to continue my series of 2021 Bordeaux en primeur profiles with a single article on the appellations of Haut-Médoc and St-Estèphe – we typically think of these as at the southern and northern fringes of the Médoc respectively that don’t exactly go together.


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Pessac-Leognan & Graves rouge 2021: ‘impressive… but patchy’
18 May 2022 12:48
Pessac-Leognan & Graves rouge 2021: ‘impressive… but patchy’

At the risk of stating the rather obvious, Pessac-Léognan and the Graves were not the easiest places to produce red wine in the 2021 vintage.


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‘Challenging’ 2021 Bordeaux conditions showcase leaps in viticulture
26 May 2022 13:18
‘Challenging’ 2021 Bordeaux conditions showcase leaps in viticulture

The challenging conditions in Bordeaux last year showcased the huge advances in viticulture in recent years, according to fine wine experts at Corney & Barrow.


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John

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Eleanor of Aquitaine: Rebel Queen of the Middle Ages
31 May 2022 17:31
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Rebel Queen of the Middle Ages

The following is a speech I gave at Kensington Palace in May 2022, during an evening hosted by Château d’Issan celebrating 870th anniversary of the wedding, held in Poitiers Cathedral in 1152, between Eleonor of Aquitaine and Henry, Duke of Normandy at the time of their marriage, soon after crowned King Henry II of England. It has long been believed that Château d’Issan (or wine from the Seigneuries de Cantenac, Lamothe-Cantenac, as it was then known) was served at the wedding. A recent discovery by Emmanuel Cruse of a 1242 wine sale from these lands to the English crown adds credence to the story.


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John

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Château Grand Mayne 2021 released En Primeur
01 June 2022 17:20
Château Grand Mayne 2021 released En Primeur

Château Grand Mayne 2021 has been released at £330 per 12×75.
Neal Martin scored the wine 92-94 points.
The 2019 looks good value among back vintages.


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John

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Bordeaux 2021: ‘staggering’ Lafleur and ‘sublime’ Suduiraut among latest releases
01 June 2022 17:22
Bordeaux 2021: ‘staggering’ Lafleur and ‘sublime’ Suduiraut among latest releases

As the pace of this year’s en primeur campaign speeds up, another tranche of estates have released their 2021 vintages en primeur, including two of this vintage’s most highly praised wines, Suduiraut in Sauternes and Pomerol’s Lafleur.


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John

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Inside Bordeaux’s Most Important and Exclusive Tasting Event
01 June 2022 17:24
Inside Bordeaux’s Most Important and Exclusive Tasting Event

Every April, wine critics descend on Bordeaux to taste wines that are still in barrel


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La Gaffelière withdraws from Saint-Émilion classification
01 June 2022 17:39
La Gaffelière withdraws from Saint-Émilion classification

Château La Gaffelière has become the fourth premier grand cru classé château to withdraw from Saint-Émilion classification, it revealed this morning.


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Le prof en liberté – Bordeaux contre bourgogne : un si doux duel
01 June 2022 17:43
Le prof en liberté – Bordeaux contre bourgogne : un si doux duel

CHRONIQUE. Certains sont cabernet, d’autres pinot. Entre les deux camps, les saillies ne sont pas toujours tendres, mais le plaisir est au rendez-vous.


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Bordeaux Producer Fined over Labeling
07 June 2022 17:10
Bordeaux Producer Fined over Labeling

It's been another busy week for wine news, covering everything from mildew to papal insults.


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John

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Bumper day for Bordeaux 2021 releases
10 June 2022 12:28
Bumper day for Bordeaux 2021 releases

The steady trickle of en primeur releases over the last few weeks has become a veritable torrent, with a slew of releases today including chateau of the moment, La Gaffelière, “an utterly brilliant” Château Montrose and a “beautifully structured” Clerc Milon 2021.


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John

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Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur
14 June 2022 17:15
Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur

Château Margaux and Château Mouton Rothschild 2021 have both been released en primeur this week, continuing the theme of big-name debuts in recent days.


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Re: Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur
14 June 2022 17:17
Neal Martin on lower alcohol and Sauternes in Bordeaux 2021

We sat down with Neal Martin, one of the Bordeaux critics at Vinous, to talk about the Bordeaux 2021 vintage.


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John

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Re: Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur
14 June 2022 17:19
Château Saint-Pierre 2021 released En Primeur

Château Saint-Pierre 2021 has been released at £460 per 12×75.
The wine has 90-92 points from Neal Martin.
Many recent vintages offer better value than today’s release.


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John

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Re: Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur
14 June 2022 17:21
Bordeaux 2021: ‘Staggeringly impressive’ Ausone leads big names release

Thursday and Friday saw some of the big guns of Bordeaux release their 2021 releases, led by St Emilion’s “staggeringly impressive and opulent” Ausone “that seems to have transcended the difficulties of the vintage”, one critic said.


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John

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Re: Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur
14 June 2022 17:23
Bordeaux 2021: ‘glorious’ Margaux and ‘white wine of the vintage’ Pavillon Blanc released

The en primeur campaign is off to a swinging start this week, with seven more release in the last 24 hours, including an “utterly captivating” Gruaud Larose, a “glorious” Margaux and the most expensive Pavillon Blanc available on the market.


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John

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Re: Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur
17 June 2022 17:21
Bordeaux 2021: Commune Breakdown

Our wine director takes a more detailed look at his picks from the most recent Bordeaux vintage, appellation by appellation.


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John

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Re: Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur
17 June 2022 17:22
Bordeaux 2021 en primeur: a question of value

Our Bordeaux correspondent Colin Hay asks if there is any value to be found in the Bordeaux 2021 vintage, rejecting the increasingly prevalent view that this is a vintage to be avoided and selecting some of his value picks.


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John

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Re: Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur
17 June 2022 17:26
Château Valandraud 2021 released En Primeur

Château Valandraud 2021 has been released at £1,176 per 12×75.
The wine has 92-94 points from Neal Martin.
The 2019, 2017 and 2014 vintages offer better value.


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John

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En primeur campaign draws to a close with bumper release
21 June 2022 17:36
En primeur campaign draws to a close with bumper release

Last week saw a bumper crop of 2021 en primeurs released, including an “exceptional” Château Figeac, and a “truly magical” Vieux Château Certan 2021 this morning, as the campaign shows signs that is it starting to draw to a close.


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Bordeaux ‘Act for Change’ symposium
28 June 2022 17:19
Bordeaux ‘Act for Change’ symposium

Representatives of the wine and spirits industry gathered for the ‘Act for Change’ symposium at Bordeaux’s Cité du Vin on 20-21 June, to discuss the future of wine and spirits in 2030.


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John

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Cheval Blanc Swallows its Neighbor
06 July 2022 16:51
Cheval Blanc Swallows its Neighbor

A Saint-Émilion legend expands, while another Bordeaux fraud ring gets busted.


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John

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Getting ready for Bordeaux Day with Geoff Cook at Château Maine Gazin
06 July 2022 17:10
Getting ready for Bordeaux Day with Geoff Cook at Château Maine Gazin

As preparations are finalised for the Bordeaux Day trade tastings taking place in Manchester (July 11) and London (July 13), we take a close look at what modern Bordeaux means to a new generation of winemakers that are introducing their own ideas to create different styles of wine that will all be on show in the UK this month, by interviewing Geoff Cook who has moved from Western Australia to become the winemaker at Château Maine Gazin in Plassac in northern Bordeaux.


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John

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New generation winemakers & modernising Bordeaux
15 July 2022 11:27
New generation winemakers & modernising Bordeaux

Behind the scenes in Bordeaux there are huge changes taking place as producers, particularly new generation winemakers, look to introduce new ideas that are potentially more in keeping with the styles of wine that the modern wine consumer wants to drink, as well as to adhere to consumer’s interest in sustainable winemaking methods. To get a better understanding of what is really taking place across the region, The Buyer teamed up with Bordeaux Wines to host a debate between leading UK wine buyers, merchants and importers and representative producers from the Médoc, Côtes de Bordeaux and Bordeaux & Bordeaux Supérieur AOPs so they could show their wines and demonstrate what is happening in this still hugely influential and important French wine region.


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John

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Plans for white AOC Médoc are making headway
15 July 2022 11:43
Plans for white AOC Médoc are making headway

The board of the Médoc, Haut-Médoc and Listrac appellations met on 5 July to approve plans to recognise a Médoc appellation for white wines in a region known for its reds. The project is not so much a newly-minted idea as a return to the past, claims Claude Gaudin, chairman of the producers’ organisation: “There was a time when the Médoc produced significant volumes of white wine (dry and even sweet). It fell into oblivion with the demise of white AOC Médoc” and wineries could only use the white Bordeaux appellation.


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Fires near Bordeaux: Liber Pater vineyard evacuated
25 July 2022 13:05
Fires near Bordeaux: Liber Pater vineyard evacuated

A fierce forest fire south of Bordeaux has forced the vineyard behind rare wine Liber Pater to be evacuated alongside local communities as a precaution, as the region's wine body salutes fire crews.


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Re: Fires near Bordeaux: Liber Pater vineyard evacuated
25 July 2022 13:08
With fires raging in Europe, France detains man over blaze

LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France (AP) — Investigators probing the suspected deliberate lighting of what has become a raging wildfire in southwest France detained a man for questioning, as firefighters and water-bombing planes on Tuesday fought ferocious flames there and in other parts of Europe that have baked in extreme heat.


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Re: Fires near Bordeaux: Liber Pater vineyard evacuated
25 July 2022 13:10
Wildfires rage across wine-growing southwestern France, arson suspected

PARIS, July 19 (Reuters) - Wildfires raged across the Gironde winegrowing area of southwestern France on Tuesday, where a man has been taken into custody suspected of arson, authorities said.


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John

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ENIGMES 100% VINS DE BORDEAUX
01 August 2022 17:04
ENIGMES 100% VINS DE BORDEAUX

Notre parcours d’orientation, quiz sur le vin & dégustations fait peau neuve.

Sur la forme seulement, le jeu est tellement sympa qu’il est hors de question de modifier son contenu !

La présentation se met davantage au goût du vin : les bornes à chercher dans les vignes et le parc des Châteaux deviennent des verres à pied, la carte pour se repérer et se déplacer s’illustre de bouteilles de vin – vin de bordeaux SVP ! – et nous aménageons des supports de jeux sur le parcours. L’aventure continue

John

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