How does a second wine from a vintage widely regarded to be the worst of the decade shape up? I taste the Tourelles 2013 and discuss this question. And should…
A vertical of Château Pichon Baron, 2001-2014
Second-growth Château Pichon Baron is one of the great vineyard terroirs in Bordeaux. Located in Pauillac, just opposite Latour, it boasts three of the five Médoc first growths as near…
Château Gruaud Larose 2000
Drinking this tonight. Whatever your preferences in wine, whether it’s for natural stuff, or new wave South Africans, or Kiwi Pinot, it’s always great to drink proper Bordeaux, picked at…
Coutet 2005: let’s drink more Sauternes
Had this last night. Lovely wine. Sauternes/Barsac is one of the great sweet wines of the world and it is currently undervalued. While red Bordeaux has steadily got more expensive,…
All you need to know about Bordeaux 2016
So this week it’s Bordeaux primeurs. Unfortunately, for the 15th vintage in a row, I’m unable to attend. But I am a generous soul and I will tell you all…
Wines of the year (2) older vintages
So, continuing with my theme of wines of the year, I have gone through my notes and pulled out the highlights. This post is concentrating on older wines, pre-2000. I’m…
Icon wines at The Sampler, including Latour 82, La Chapelle 78 and Ygay 59
Each year The Sampler put some high-end ‘icon’ wines on their enomatic machines. It’s a real highlight tasting through them, and this year was no exception. The highlights included the…
Inside the Cité du Vin, Bordeaux
The Cité du Vin is a major new tourist attraction in Bordeaux. I visited and spent a couple of hours looking around. Here’s a short film of the visit: It’s…
The stunning Pichon Baron 2012
Bordeaux is on my mind at the moment. So I dug this beauty out and shared it. It’s too young, for sure, but what a wine! I was so impressed….