Tag: bordeaux 2024 en primeur

  1. BDX24: Day 4 - Right Bank Reconnaissance

    As the morning mist rolled across Bordeaux Lac it was a quick slurp of coffee and off to our first tasting of the day: UGC at Hanger 14 on Quai de Chartrons. The official start of the Primeurs week where the great and the good of the Bordeaux wine industry gather. The tasting gives us the opportunity to taste from every appellation and take the ...
    BDX24: Day 4 - Right Bank Reconnaissance
  2. BDX24: Days 1, 2 & 3 - Back to Bordeaux

    An early morning roll call as I met Andrew at 2am at Bon Coeur HQ, followed by picking up En Primeur apprentice, Ronald, en route to Manchester Airport. Light traffic on the road and we breezed through security, only to be delayed an hour on the tarmac due to French air traffic control issues and rolling fog on the runway. However, upon landing in...
    BDX24: Days 1, 2 & 3 - Back to Bordeaux
  3. BDX24: Day 5 - Rallying around the Right Bank

    An early start leaving Bordeaux Lac at 7am French time with a forecast of 100% wine. We raced through rush hour traffic to our first visit of the day in Pomerol at Château L’Église Clinet with the Durantou sisters: Constance and Noëmie. Their passion and commitment to continue the great work their father, Denis Durantou, made across all ...
    BDX24: Day 5 - Rallying around the Right Bank
  4. Bordeaux 2024 En Primeur Preview: Primed for Primeurs

    Mesdames, Messieurs… Bonjour! As you read this, we are currently en route to Manchester Airport for the next chapter of our annual Bordeaux pilgrimage and another intensive week of Châteaux visits with the Union des Grands Crus (UGC), to taste the 2024 vintage from barrel. Believe me, Bordeaux En Primeur is not for the faint-hearted. The days ...
    Bordeaux 2024 En Primeur Preview: Primed for Primeurs

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