Great vintages are consistent from cask, to bottle, to glass, and so it is proving with Bordeaux 2010. Tasting this vintage at the Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux’s annual horizontal at Covent Garden last November there is no doubt that 2010, now in bottle, is delivering on the exceptional promise it showed during the […]
November, 2012 The MW Institute’s Annual Claret Tasting is almost too much of a good thing. Tasting all one hundred and twenty wines from Bordeaux’s finest districts requires steely determination, nifty footwork and a healthy dollop of over-ambition. You’ll also need to keep an eye on your watch as you’ve only a few hours. Then, […]
UGCB Tasting 2007 Report (October 2009) 2007 was a very tricky vintage influenced by rain saved only by goodish weather during September. These conditions have resulted in light to middle weight red wines which are generally rather narrow. The dry whites are actually surprisingly good [it looks a good year in Pessac-Léognan and Graves] and […]
April 2010 Following a week of primeur assessments there is no doubt 2009 is a truly extraordinary vintage in the Médoc, possibly the best ‘Cabernet’ year in living memory. It is a vintage in which some classed growths are nudging nearly fourteen degrees in alcohol and yet somehow manage to display wonderful balance. 2009 looks […]
