Mouton Rothschild’s recent announcement of Xu Lei as the artist of its 2008 label has, like Lafite’s lucky number eight on the bottle, sent prices soaring again.

Thank you to all the people who paid their bills online during September and November. You were all entered into a prize draw for a case of Ch Phelan Segur 2009

Last 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.

Our 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

An 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