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Muted excitement about Bordeaux 2010 at Chaine de l’Espoir dinner
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Bordeaux 2010 vintage saved by wet winter, cool August
The extraordinary weather patterns of 2010 have contributed to wines that are robust, concentrated and acidic – and 'totally different' to the 2009s, Bordeaux negociant Bill Blatch says.
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Bordeaux 2010: confidence in vintage at start of en primeur
The 2010 Bordeaux campaign has started amidst considerable confidence on the part of chateau owners and the wider wine community.
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Bordeaux 2010: Spurrier lavishes praise on the Graves
The Graves will be the wines of the 2010 vintage in Bordeaux, according to Steven Spurrier.
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Bordeaux 2010: Right Bank ‘fresher than 2009’
The overall quality of the St Emilion and Pomerol wines is high in the Bordeaux 2010 vintage, but whether they are superior to 2009 is a moot point.
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Bordeaux 2010: new ‘benchmark’ for high prices
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Bordeaux 2011: frost threatens buds brought on by heatwave
Bordeaux vignerons are by turns delighted and worried by the extraordinary mini heatwave that sat over Bordeaux last week.
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Bordeaux 2010: merchants celebrate difference to 2009
Wine merchants in the UK are confident they are going to be able to sell Bordeaux 2010 – simply because it is so 'wildly different' to its predecessor.
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Bordeaux 2010 prices: more releases on Right Bank
A handful of Bordeaux chateaux, including several properties belonging to the J-P Moueix stable, have released their prices.
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En primeur imperfect but here to stay: Decanter
The en primeur system is fundamentally flawed because the wines are tasted too early, Decanter editor Guy Woodward says.
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Bordeaux 2010: Massive price rise for Smith Haut Lafitte fails to impress
Smith Haut Lafitte has become the latest victim of buyer fatigue with this week's release of Bordeaux prices – but owner Florence Cathiard has fiercely defended her decision.
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Bordeaux 2010: Negociant boycotts ‘ludicrous’ Rauzan Segla
In a further twist to the ongoing saga of Bordeaux 2010 prices, negociant Barriere Freres has refused to sell Chateau Rauzan Segla because of its 'ludicrous' price.
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Chateau Margaux release confirmed up on 2009, Cos down, l’Evangile flat
Chateau Margaux 2010 has been released 9% up on 2009, it has been confirmed.
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Bordeaux 2010: Mouton Rothschild release mirrors Margaux, Palmer keeps 2009 price
Chateau Mouton Rothschild is the second of the great chateaux to release – and it has only offered 35% of its wine to the negociants.
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Bordeaux 2011: Pauillac, St Estephe harvest begins
The Merlot harvest in Pauillac and St Estephe in Bordeaux has begun several days early due to hail damage.
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Bordeaux 2011: Calls for price drop after ‘arrogant’ 2010s
Bordeaux was 'arrogant' in its pricing last year, the managing director of Chateau Lafite has told Decanter.com as merchants call on Bordeaux to come down in price on the 2011s.
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Bordeaux chateaux boycott Chinese names poster
Christie’s China has become embroiled in a ‘misunderstanding’ with Bordeaux over translations of chateau names into Chinese.
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Bordeaux 2011: Whites set to shine as campaign gets underway
En Primeur week began yesterday in brilliant sunshine and broad optimism on the part of producers – especially when it comes to the white wines.
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Bordeaux 2011: growing confidence in quality
As En Primeur week gets into its first full day there is growing confidence that the vintage is a good deal better than expected.
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Bordeaux 2011: Price is ‘single factor’ of vintage, say merchants
As the UK wine trade makes its way back from Bordeaux they are more preoccupied with price than at any time since the 2008 vintage.
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Bordeaux 2011: Chateau Angludet first to release
Medoc cru bourgeois Chateau Angludet is the first Bordeaux 2011 to release - at £198 a case in bond from London merchants.
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Bordeaux 2011: Merchants selling Rieussec at a loss, blaming negociant ‘bundling’
A number of London wine merchants are reportedly furious with Bordeaux negociants for forcing them to buy another chateau's wines along with their allocations of Lafite 2011.
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Bordeaux 2012: mixed verdict on first look at Right Bank
'Brittle' and 'lots of make-up' were two of the comments from critics as London had its first look at the 2012 vintage from Bordeaux’s Right Bank properties.
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Michel Rolland: Blend it like Rolland
Is blending art or science? The world’s most famous wine consultant, Michel Rolland, shows ADAM LECHMERE how a maestro works his magic
