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Bordeaux 2012 Previews: Sauternes and Barsac

Written by JW. Posted in Bordeaux

IMG_2624 - CopyChateau d’Yquem: A brilliant 2011 but no 2012

The quality of the 2012 vintage in Sauternes and Barsac risks being unfairly overshadowed by Yquem’s decision not to make a grand vin this vintage, closely followed by the same news from Château Rieussec, writes David Rowe in the first of a series of 2012 Bordeaux previews.

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Bordeaux 2011 overview

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