Vega-Sicilia Único 1960–2014: Forty magnums for 40 years
Simon Field MW reports from an unprecedented vertical tasting of Vega-Sicilia Único marking the 40th anniversary of the Álvarez family’s ownership of the Ribera del Duero…
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Fine wine merchant-turned-writer Simon Field MW is a regular contributor to The World of Fine with expertise in Bordeaux, Champagne, the Rhône, and Spain.
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Bordeaux 2021 tasting notes: Sauternes and Barsac
Simon Field MW’s tasting notes from the Bordeaux 2021 en primeur tastings concludes with the wines of Sauternes and…
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Bordeaux 2021 tasting notes: The Right Bank
Simon Field MW’s tasting notes from the Bordeaux 2021 en primeur tastings continue with wines from St-Emilion, Pomerol, Lalande…
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Bordeaux 2021 tasting notes: Left Bank Part II
Simon Field MW’s tasting notes from the Bordeaux 2021 en primeur tastings continue with wines from the Médoc, Haut-Médoc,…
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Bordeaux 2021 tasting notes: Left Bank Part I
Simon Field MW’s tasting notes from the Bordeaux 2021 en primeur tastings begin with wines from St-Estèphe, Pauillac, St-Julien,…
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Bordeaux 2021 en primeur review: Neo-classic
After a run of warm years, 2021 Bordeaux was initially typecast as a “challenging” vintage, but it is perhaps…
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Bordeaux 2021 Field notes: In the cold light of day
In his final blog from his Bordeaux 2021 en primeur expedition, Simon Field MW attempts to summarize the unsummarizable.…
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Bordeaux 2021 Field notes: The whites have it
In the penultimate blog from his Bordeaux 2021 en primeur tastings, Simon Field MW reflects on the quality of…
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Bordeaux 2021 Field notes: Enquiring minds
The caricature of Bordeaux is of a cautiously conservative region. But, during three weeks of intensive tastings and visits…
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