TASTING NOTES
As exuberant and fleshy as previous vintages, such as 1998, but with a much more attractive price tag! Bramble apples and cherries abound, tannins finely grained, and a balanced, persistent finish.
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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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2005 Clos Lunelles, Côtes de Castillon, Clos Lunelles
Bottle 75cl £42.68
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2009 Château Lafon Rochet, 4ème Cru St Estèphe, Château Lafon Rochet
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Case of 6 x 75cl £520.00
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1996 Château Léoville Barton, 2ème Cru St Julien, Château Léoville Barton
Bottle 75cl £86.67
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2011 Château de Fargues, 2ème Cru Sauternes, Château Fargues
Bottle 37.5cl £43.34
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1995 Château Lafleur, ex-Château 2017, Pomerol, Château Lafleur
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2008 Château Suduiraut, 1er Cru Sauternes, Château Suduiraut
Bottle 37.5cl £21.84
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2013 Château Giscours, 3ème Cru Margaux, Château Giscours
Bottle 75cl £43.68
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2012 Château Giscours, 3ème Cru Margaux, Château Giscours
Bottle 75cl £44.68
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2013 Château Clinet, Pomerol, Château Clinet
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2010 Château Gloria, St Julien, Château Gloria
Bottle 75cl £45.18
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2005 Château Fleur Cardinale, 1er GCC St Emilion, Château Fleur Cardinale
Bottle 75cl £45.18
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.