Leoville Barton Archive

Bordeaux 2010 En Primeur Tastings – Day 3

The wheels on the bus...sorry no need to break into song...got into action at 7am and by 7.35 we were outside Branaire Ducru to taste with Patrick Maroteaux. We had tasted at Branaire the day before as part of the UGC, but it is better to taste in isolation and...
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2007 Bordeaux….what’s it all about?

With the dust settled on the Bordeaux 2009 campaign and the tumbleweed month of August out of the way we decided it would be a good idea to look at the ugly duckling vintage of the last 5 years – 2007. So why taste now? Well, firstly the wines are now...
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Bordeaux 2009 day 3…Mitjavile Magic

Pretty dull and overcast but sun fighting to force through...A trip to a more general négociant tasting was first up this morning. An interesting opportunity to get a feel for the overall quality of the vintage from all the key appellations, including dry whites and stickies. We had an hour and...
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