Decanter brings you the latest news and notes on the Bordeaux 2003 barrel tastings. Read all the latest ratings, news, predictions and prices from a hotly anticipated en primeur. Will the 2003 vintage turn out to be the high-quality, low-quantity vintage predicted by many or will last year's long hot summer have grilled the grapes? Find out here.
The Decanter tasting team: Steven Spurrier (Left Bank/Cru Bourgeois); James Lawther MW (Right Bank) and David Peppercorn MW (Sauternes and Barsac)
Parker and Robinson in war of words Read more
The en primeur debate surrounding the quality of the 2003 Château Pavie has deepened with the highly influential American wine critic Robert M Parker Jnr breaking his silence to attack MW Jancis Robinson’s Pavie tasting note...
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En primeur eclipses Beaujolais event
Many hard-pressed Beaujolais growers, who hoped to improve their fortunes by exhibiting at a mammoth two-day tasting which ended on Tuesday, have expressed disappointment at the poor turnout by potential buyers...Read more
View our coverage of a difficult en primeur for all concerned - click here to view last year's coverage.
Bordeaux 2001
Underrated and struggling in the shadow of the mammoth 2000 vintage, the 2001 is starting to make a name for itself - click here to view our coverage of Bordeaux 2001.
Decanter brings you the latest news and notes on the Bordeaux 2003 barrel tastings. Read all the latest ratings, news, predictions and prices from a hotly anticipated en primeur. Will the 2003 vintage turn out to be the high-quality, low-quantity vintage predicted by many or will last year's long hot summer have grilled the grapes? Find out here.
