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2011 Bordeaux En Primeur
We’re now back from a week of wine tasting in Bordeaux, please visit our blog to view highlights from the trip. We will be continually updating our 2011 Bordeaux En Primeur site with wine reviews and scores by top journalists, so please keep coming back to see the latest tasting notes.
Tasting Trip
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Friday – Day 5 Final Tasting & Then Home
After an extremely busy week tasting we were all pleased that our Friday schedule was more relaxed than the previous four days in the week. All packed, we left our accommodation and headed off to our final tasting of the week at one of our negocients.
April 7, 2012 Read More >
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Thursday – Day 4 St Emilion & Pomerol
With our tastings on the Left Bank completed we headed off to St Emilion and Pomerol to see how this side of the river faired in 2011. Early rumours filtering back suggested that there were plenty of wines to be excited about.
April 6, 2012 Read More >
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Wednesday – Day 3 Pessac-Leognan & Sauternes UGC Tasting
With the quality of wines in the Graves, both whites and reds, improving at a rate of knots, this region is fast attracting the attention of the wine world, not only for its quality but also the value with which it delivers it.
April 5, 2012 Read More >
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Tuesday – Day 2 Chateaux Visits & UGC Tastings
After the excitement of the first day were all keen to get our teeth into day two with more Chateaux visits and the UGC tastings of the Left Bank communes.
April 4, 2012 Read More >
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Monday – Day 1 Chateaux Visits
The first day of the En-Primeur tasting week is always an exciting one. Having had a tiny peak at the vintage yesterday this was our first real chance to get a wider view. It also happens to be the day where we visit the majority of the Left Bank Chateaux and have the opportunity to talk with owners and winemakers alike to ascertain their take on the year.
April 3, 2012 Read More >
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Sunday – We’ve arrived in Bordeaux
After the short flight from Gatwick to Bordeaux, we collected our car and headed to our accomodation at Chateau Clemon-Pichon eager to drop off our bags and head off to our first tasting of the 2011’s at Ulysse Casabonne.
April 2, 2012 Read More >
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Bordeaux here we come
We will be travelling to Bordeaux!
March 29, 2012 Read More >
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Vintage Report
Neil Sommerfelt MW – Vintage Report
Vintage 2011 reminds us of 2001 or maybe even 2008, but with more concentration ….cooler and more restrained in style than either 2009 or 2010, but with a defined ‘classic’ Bordeaux profile evident in the best wines.
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Denis Dubourdieu’s vintage report
The 2008, 2009, and 2010 vintages, the culmination of a highly unusual decade including only good and great years, constitute an admirable trilogy. Wine enthusiasts the world over will compare their relative qualities for many years to come.
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