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BORDEAUX WINE REGION
The greatest vineyards have of course proved that they will produce great wine whatever the conditions. In a region as renowned and celebrated for its rich history as Bordeaux, twenty years is a mere blink of the eye. However, the changes over the last two decades have been profound. Vineyards have changed hands, new winemaking techniques have come and gone and of course the worldwide interest in the very greatest wines has gone into overdrive.
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2013 Pensées de Lafleur, Pomerol, Château Lafleur
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2000 Château Cantemerle, 5ème Cru Haut Médoc, Château Cantemerle
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1996 Château Lafon Rochet, 4ème Cru St Estèphe, Château Lafon Rochet
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2001 Pensées de Lafleur, Pomerol, Château Lafleur
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Lovely red fruits on the nose with delicate perfume of lavender and dog rose. Restrained style, lovely balance and finely grained tannins. A melée of English summer pudding. Lovely poise, ripeness and purity with length, elegance and vinosity and an excellent mineral backbone - very good indeed. - 17 points
more2006 Pensées de Lafleur, Pomerol, Château Lafleur
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2004 Château Troplong Mondot, GCC St Emilion, Château Troplong Mondot
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2005 Clos du Marquis, St Julien, Château Léoville Lascases
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One of the outstanding successes of the vintage, this powerful and elegant wine is perfumed and rich on the nose with ripe cassis and dark plum fruit aromas and hints of sage and grilled herbs. Floral, violet notes and delicate spices add to the charm and complexity. The palate is dense, round and complex with layers of dark plum and...
more2011 Château Pontet Canet, 5ème Cru Pauillac, Château Pontet Canet
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2011 Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol, Vieux Château Certan
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2004 Château Magdelaine, 1er Grand Cru St Emilion, Château Magdelaine
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2012 Château Pontet Canet, 5ème Cru Pauillac, Château Pontet Canet
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BORDEAUX WINE REGION
Fashions have seen the rise and fall of the garagistes and the influence of the consultant winemaker. However, for all of these human elements, the 1855 classification remains unchanged and, whether it has been the torrid heat of 2003, the gloom of 2007 or the glory of 2005, the greatest vineyards have proved that they produce great wine whatever the conditions.
In the next twenty years, we will undoubtedly see further pressure on supply at the top with prices continuing to stretch credulity. But what of the hundreds of smaller producers, who have struggled so badly in recent times? Theirs is not the good fortune of great terroir and in a fast moving world, it is here that reform is needed most strongly. The EU wine lake has been emptied and the bad practices that it encouraged are happily draining away too. For the consumer, the result must be the guarantee of ever greater quality because whatever the level of classification, if Bordeaux wants to maintain its position as the number one wine region in the world, quality must be at the centre of its plans.