Archive for April, 2011

Bordeaux 2010 In Pictures

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

A few pictures from the recent trips to Bordeaux to taste the excellent 2010 vintage:

Bordeaux Tasting Trip 2- Day Four

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Monsieur et Madame Bernard are as generous hosts as you will come across anywhere. Dinner at Domaine de Chevalier, officiated by Olivier filling us with six vintages all ending in ’01, served blind, was

Bordeaux Tasting Trip 2- Day Three

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Yet another glorious morning- the roses are out and the wisteria looks resplendent on the walls of Ducru Beaucaillou as we head to our first meeting. What a wonderful way to start the day; Bruno Borie is rightly proud of his 2010, which is a wine with amazing texture and depth and a real […]

Bordeaux Tasting Trip 2- Day Two

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Two eggs, yoghurt, croissant, orange juice, tea, then… Dame and Ch Montrose- wines of great power with concentrated fruit and huge tannins. These wines are

Bordeaux Tasting Trip 2- Day One

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

The sun that greeted Day One of our tasting trip and the dinner we had at Le Boucher (punctuated by a few Poires), only served to fully enthuse the tasting team of