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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 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

Straight from the horse’s mouth…

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Reported to me from an impeccable source: “When asked whether 2009 or 2010 was the better vintage, Alfred Tesseron of Pontet Canet replied 2010.

Final thoughts (on first impressions) on Bordeaux 2010

Friday, April 8th, 2011

Final thoughts (on first impressions).
2010 is a great vintage in Bordeaux.
2010 is a vintage that will age for many years. It has the structure, the