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Pichon-Lalande Archive
Bordeaux 2010 En Primeur Tastings – Day 1
Having arrived in Bordeaux on Sunday evening and had a quick dinner at Le Noailles, Alison (Buchanan), Paul (Marus) and myself set off early for Latour. The day was one of Châteaux visits as the big Union des Grands Crus (UGC) tasting did not start until the Tuesday. Wherever possible,...
Read More 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...
Read More Bordeaux 2009 day 6…UGC, Lafite and Sweeties
We woke to torrential rain that was to be with us for the entire day.
Lafite was first up. Very difficult to assess on this showing but, given the incredible demand for these wines, what they taste like seems to be almost secondary to anything else. Suffice to say that the...
Read More 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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