Bordeaux 2022 en primeur: The pursuit of happiness
The wines are undoubtedly excellent. But, in a context of global financial unrest, will prices prove sufficiently attractive for buyers…
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Bordeaux 2022 Field notes: Sauternes—ripeness is all
After the despair of a difficult 2021, Simon Field MW finds a sizeable 2022 crop has prompted a more optimistic…
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Château Haut-Bailly: Quietly powerful
With Bordeaux in the midst of the 2022 en primeur campaign, we are posting online for the first time some…
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Bordeaux 2022 Field notes: Fear no more the heat o’ the sun
Bordeaux 2022 was a vintage marked by intense heat. So why do the wines feel so balanced and elegant? In…
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Bordeaux 2022 Field notes: Carmes before the storm
Winemaker Guillaume Pouthier has overseen a quiet revolution at Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion, says Simon Field MW, and the estate…
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The sommelier’s view: Eric Zwiebel MS on Bordeaux
Eric Zwiebel MS, wine director at the Michelin-starred Samling Hotel in Windermere in the UK’s Lake District, gives his expert…
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Liquid Assets: Sunshine on the fine-wine market horizon?
Chloe Ashton delivers the latest news from the auction and fine-wine market and views direct from the salerooms, rounds up…
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Running White Horses: 2011 Château Cheval Blanc
As Bordeaux gears up for the 2022 en primeur campaign, we are posting online for the first time some of…
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