Bordeaux 2009 - A “historic” vintage?
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010Last week Robert Parker released his scores on the much heralded 2009 Bordeaux vintage….
He has been incredibly enthusiatic and given huge scores to many of the wines.
- On to the Côte d’Or 2009s
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- Bellinis anybody?
- Glera, Prosecco’s ‘New’ Variety
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- Five First Growths
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Archive for the 'Bordeaux 2009' Category
Bordeaux Final Day
Friday, April 23rd, 2010Our final morning tasting in Bordeaux started in St Estèphe at the prestigious Cos d’Estournel cellars.
There has been a lot in the press recently about Cos’ brand new cellars
Bordeaux Day Three
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010An excellent start to our second day tasting at Chateau Latour. A big wine with lots of personality and grandeur. The chateau and the tower were beautiful
Bordeaux with the Chairman
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010Our first day tasting the 2009s started with a few negociant tastings in the centre of Bordeaux. At 9am, tasting my first ever Bordeaux en primeur sample was, to say the least, challenging.
An Englishman in Bordeaux
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010Last week I was lucky enough to go on my first trip to Bordeaux to taste the 2009s at the very best chateaux. Our group was dubbed ‘the chairman’s group’ that comprised
