This Just in from En Primeur: Bordeaux’s 2015 Vintage May Be Exceptional
After four lean years, Bordeaux winemakers have something to smile about. At least that’s the buzz at this year’s En Primeur—the anticipated annual tasting event that draws thousands of global...
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Why 2014 Bordeaux is Bursting With Fruit and Value
The 2014 vintage is the year Bordeaux came back to the market. After three less than stellar vintages (2011, 2012 and 2013), this vintage has produced many excellent wines, some verging on superb, with...
View Article2016 is the Vintage to Buy Bordeaux Futures
During the last week of March and the first week of April, I did something I’ve never done before: I awarded six Bordeaux wines potentially perfect 100-point scores. Why potentially? These and 250...
View ArticleBordeaux 2017 Vintage: Tasting Unique Blends at En Primeur
Today, Edouard Miailhe, of Margaux’s Château Siran, said that 2017 was a unique vintage. He believes it’s the best vintage from a “7” year since the legendary 1947 bottlings. And similar to that...
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Is 2016 the Perfect Bordeaux?
Over the past year, I rated more than 1,300 wines from Bordeaux’s 2016 vintage and only five were rated 100 points. Perfection. At Wine Enthusiast, we call it “classic.” Wines that sing. They came from...
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The Other Bordeaux: What to Know About the Region’s Stellar Whites
This may shock a fair number of readers: One of the greatest wines in Bordeaux is a dry white. It is made by first growth Château Haut-Brion. Quantities are small, as these wines are rare. And if or...
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