Decanter's top team of tasters is back in operation for this year's much-hyped barrel tastings. Is 2005 the greatest vintage for half a century? Find out here. We will also bring you up-to-the-minute news and views from the tasting tables. Adam Lechmere will also post regular updates on the event.
Our team of expert tasters: Steven Spurrier, Michel Bettane, James Lawther and David Peppercorn
Click on the regions below to view the latest tasting notes from the Bordeaux 2005 barrel tastings. Regions are linked as soon as the notes and ratings are posted.
Bordeaux 2005: bargains and vast mark-ups?
Thursday 6th April 2006
Prices for top Bordeaux 2005 are set to go through the roof, though most proprietors and chateaux directors refuse to be drawn on the subject of price. Full story..
Bordeaux 2005: stats are all that's left
Thursday 6th April 2006
It's a numbers game in Bordeaux this week – the producers have run out of superlatives and are turning to statistics to get their point across. Full story..
En Primeur pink and pronounced 'perfect'
Chateau d'Yquem was decked out in shimmering pink for the start of one of the most hotly anticipated En Primeur campaigns for years, or decades – or centuries, if the excited buzz is anything to go by. Full story..
