Bordeaux 2014: Top 10 St-Emilion wines
See the top ten St-Emilion wines from the 2014 en primeur tastings, tasted by James Lawther MW
James Lawther MW is a contributing editor to Decanter as well as an independent wine writer, lecturer and tour guide based in Bordeaux. He retailed wine at Steven Spurrier's Les Caves de la Madeleine in Paris in the 1980s, and his early career also involved stints as a cellar hand in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Roussillon and Western Australia. In 1993, Lawther became a Master of Wine. He is author of The Heart of Bordeaux and The Finest Wines of Bordeaux, and has contributed to books including Dorling Kindersley’s Wines of the World, Oz Clarke’s Bordeaux and Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book.
See the top ten St-Emilion wines from the 2014 en primeur tastings, tasted by James Lawther MW
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尽管各酒庄一开始都不太愿意承认甚至感到有些尴尬,但2010年的确是一个杰出的年份,更加特别的是,在这一年右岸异军突起。只有时间能够证明这一年是不是真的比2009年要好,但很明显的是这个年份的酒拥有一种不同的风格,如果比较的话,其与2005年的风格颇为一致。
And the winner is...
And the winner is...
All scores for St-Emillion 1er GCC
Read an introduction to the Right Bank for the 2010 vintage by James Lawther MW.
Discussing the key themes of the vintage...
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Taking over the 450-year-old family business at Château de Beaucastel must have been a daunting prospect for Pierre Perrin, but he has taken the Châteauneuf property to still greater heights, writes JAMES LAWTHER MW
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An oak tree planted during the reign of Louis XIV has been sold to a Bordeaux cooper for €37,700.
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