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Bordeaux En Primeur 2018 - Under Starters Orders
There are only a few days to go before Andrew Ray and I land in Bordeaux for the En Primeur 2018 tasting marathon. It is Andrew’s second campaign following his 2017 visit; will he still have the stamina to taste the staggering 150 wines a day? Make no mistake this week is not a holiday, nor is it for the faint hearted! Once again we have rented ...
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Bordeaux En Primeur 2017: Chateau Hopping Around The Left Bank
With just 5 hours sleep, Day 6 (Thursday) started with bit of a rush, the tiredness is beginning to set in... However, traffic was light and we arrived 15 minutes early for our first appointment at Chateau D’Issan in Cantenac, one of the Margaux villages where we also tasted Pedesclaux which is their Pauillac property and one of our ‘sleepers...
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Bordeaux En Primeur 2017: A Brace of Growths
Another early start leaving Bordeaux Lac at 7am we arrived at Calon Segur to a warm welcome from Laurent and Sofie, who presented us with a trio of their 2017 wines. The Capbern was really pretty, vibrant and will potentially be a great value buy for St Estephe. Calon Segur was impressive and beautifully crafted. Luckily no frost here, due to them ...
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Bordeaux En Primeur 2017: An Early March Through The Right Bank
We were on the road for 8am - got to Libourne in record time, thanks to the French schools holidays. Early for our first tasting at Moueix, it was a good start to the week. Eduoard Moueix was very generous with his time despite the hoards of press and merchants descending on the Lafleur Petrus / Trotenoy tasting. Puy Blancquet, St...
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Bordeaux En Primeur 2017: The Adventure Begins...
It started at home with Mrs G giving Charlie and myself a first class breakfast with her awesome poached eggs before we hit the road for a 3 and ½ hour trip to Luton. Squeezy jet direct to Bordeaux and then onto our first tasting with most of the 2017 Sauternes with Bill Blatch, (Sauternes Guru, Fishing buddy and encyclopedia on Bordeaux) . ...