Anson: How Bordeaux 2009 wines taste now
Has Bordeaux 2009 lived up to its initial hype?...
Jane Anson is Decanter’s Bordeaux correspondent and has lived in the region since 2003. She writes a monthly wine column for Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, a weekly column for DecanterChina.com, and is the author of Bordeaux Legends: The 1855 First Growth Wines (also published in French as Elixirs). In addition, she has contributed to the Michelin guide to the Wine Regions of France and was the Bordeaux and Southwest France author of The Wine Opus and 1000 Great Wines That Won’t Cost a Fortune. An accredited wine teacher at the Bordeaux École du Vin, Anson holds a masters in publishing from University College London, and a tasting diploma from the Bordeaux faculty of oenology.
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Has Bordeaux 2009 lived up to its initial hype?...
Getting into this Bordeaux estate's DNA...
It's time to think again about these vintages...
How the wines have evolved...
How the wines are developing...
The difference acacia wine barrels can make...
Jane Anson re-visits this St-Julien estate....
From the historic 1919 vintage to the lauded 2010...
He worked on many of the top estates' wines and spent two decades at Mouton...
See which wines made the list...
Re-writing the rules for Bordeaux white wine...
Thomas Durouz tells Jane Anson about his quest for quality...
Inside the estate....
A strong belief in quality over quantity...
From the 'hugely acclaimed' 2015 vintage...
How the wines have aged and where '83 can rival the fabled '82...
And a look at price movements since primeur release...
Wines with the potential to offer particularly good value on both Left and Right Banks...
This 16th Century estate is preparing to release wines...
It might be the perfect example of the Pomerol Exception...
Pomerol has the edge, based on in-bottle tastings so far...
Domaine Clarence Dillon becomes 12th member of PFV group...
See the en primeur St-Julien 2016 scores...
A great year for this appellation...
The scores for Margaux 2016...
How has one of Bordeaux's best double-acts aged? Let's find out...
How have the wines developed since en primeur?...
How the Médoc 2016 vintage tastes 18 months after en primeur...
In-depth tasting notes, exclusively for Premium subscribers...
How long should it breathe...?