Popcorn from Bordeaux: innovating to save a struggling Château
Bordeaux is defined in most peoples’ minds by the classed growths of the Médoc – the 4%. But this is
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In Bordeaux: Château Pedesclaux is a Pauillac star reborn
Pedesclaux is a Bordeaux Château that has been transformed. I visited in March 2019 with the director Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen and
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Highlights: two from Sauternes
A couple of half-bottle Sauternes popped tonight. So satisfying and massively undervalued right now. Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes 1er
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Books: Inside Bordeaux, Jane Anson
Inside Bordeaux: the Châteaux, their wines and the terroirJane AnsonBB&R Press, London, 2020 Few wine books can be described as
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Bordeaux 2017 in bottle (3) the left bank
Continuing my write-up of the Bordeux 2017 vintage in bottle, here are my notes on the left bank wines from
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Visiting Château Cos d’Estournel, St Estèphe: one of Bordeaux’s top estates
Since it was purchased by Michel Reybier in 2000, Cos d’Estournel has cemented its place as one of the top
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Video: visiting Château Cos d’Estournel, St Estèphe, Bordeaux
Cos d’Estournel, second growth in the 1855 classification, is acknowledged to be one of the top properties in Bordeaux. Jamie
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Bordeaux 2017 in bottle, part 2: the right bank
Now the 2017 vintage from Bordeaux is in bottle, the October Union des Grand Crus tasting was a good chance
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Bordeaux 2017: the whites
Notes on 13 white Bordeaux wines from the 2017 vintage This was a nice chance to look at the 2017
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Bordeaux: an introduction to the world’s most famous wine region
Continuing my ‘new to wine’ series with an introduction to Bordeaux, in southwest France. We’ve discussed already that there are
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