En Primeur
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La Place Autumn: 2024 Releases
2This September, all eyes return to Bordeaux for the upcoming "La Place Autumn" releases. La Place de Bordeaux is the vinous beating heart of Bordeaux, and has for centuries, been the distribution system behind many of the famous Châteaux En Primeur releases reaching a global audience. Since 2004, the Bordelais Négociants have slowly, but surely...
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Top 10 Tips for Building a Great Cellar
I started my own cellar when I was 26; it was a working cellar. I was prepared to invest for at least ten years before I would realise / sell some of my first purchases. My first year was the 1996 vintage, which was an 8.5 out of 10. In some years I have bought more wines, in others I have curtailed my investment. For instance, 1997 wasn’t ...
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Bordeaux 2023 En Primeur Day 7: À bientôt, Bordeaux!
An early start this morning, yet the team were all packed up and on the road by 8.30am for our final day. En route and an hours journey back down to Sauternes to taste the 2021 Yquem (released in March this year) through the Bordeaux morning traffic on the Rocade and out into the countryside. Another English day in Bordeaux with sporadic sun and ...
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Bordeaux 2023 En Primeur Day 6: Time to make up your mind
All in the car for 7.30am and we’re joined by new team member, Rachel, our educator extraordinaire at Bon Coeur who flew into Bordeaux last night, joining us for the last two days of the En Primeur marathon. First stop was D'Issan for breakfast at 8.30am, which is much easier to taste at this time in the morning as Margaux is more elegant and ...
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Bordeaux 2023 En Primeur Day 5: Hopping around the Left Bank
An early start for our first day on the Left Bank departing at 6.30am for our fifth day of tasting, with an 8am (7am GMT) appointment with Calon Ségur awaiting us. Heavy traffic on the Rocade meant we arrived with a minute to spare, and we had to forgo the customary Boulangerie stop in Pauillac. The team were not happy! Calon Ségur ...