
Jane Anson
Jane Anson was Decanter’s Bordeaux correspondent until 2021 and has lived in the region since 2003. She writes a monthly wine column for Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, 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.
Roederer awards 2016: International Feature Writer of the Year
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Best Médoc & Haut-Médoc, Moulis & Listrac 2020 wines tasted en primeur
Jane Anson presents an overview of the 2020 vintage across the Médoc, Haut-Médoc, Moulis and Listrac appellations revealing her highest-scoring wines and top-value picks.
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Best smaller appellation 2020 wines tasted en primeur
Jane Anson presents an overview of the 2020 vintage across Bordeaux's smaller appellations revealing her highest-scoring wines and top-value picks.
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Best Sauternes and Barsac 2020 wines tasted en primeur
Jane Anson presents an overview of the 2020 vintage in Sauternes and Barsac revealing her highest-scoring wines and top-value picks.
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Best Pessac-Léognan 2020 wines tasted en primeur
Jane Anson presents an overview of the 2020 vintage in Pessac-Léognan revealing her highest-scoring wines and top-value picks.
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Best St-Julien 2020 wines tasted en primeur
Jane Anson presents an overview of the 2020 vintage in St-Julien revealing her highest-scoring wines and top-value picks.
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Best Pomerol 2020 wines tasted en primeur
Jane Anson presents an overview of the 2020 vintage in Pomerol revealing her highest-scoring wines and top-value picks.
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Best St-Emilion 2020 wines tasted en primeur
Jane Anson presents an overview of the 2020 vintage in St-Emilion revealing her highest-scoring wines and top-value picks.
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Best Margaux 2020 wines tasted en primeur
Jane Anson presents an overview of the 2020 vintage in Margaux revealing her highest-scoring wines and top-value picks.
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Best Pauillac 2020 wines tasted en primeur
Jane Anson finds some brilliantly concentrated, super impressive wines...
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Best St-Estephe 2020 wines tasted en primeur
Jane Anson finds a host of classic, spicy and rich wines...
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Best Bordeaux 2020 wines: top-scorers
More than 800 en primeur samples were tasted by Jane Anson this year giving her a thorough overview of the vintage in 2020. Here are the top-scoring wines, all rated 98 points and above.
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Anson & Walls: La Lagune and Jaboulet La Chapelle masterclass
Decanter recently held a virtual masterclass featuring two iconic French estates: Château La Lagune from Bordeaux’s Haut-Médoc and Paul Jaboulet Aîné from Hermitage in the Rhône. Caroline Frey, owner and winemaker of both estates, joined Decanter's Jane Anson and Matt Walls to reveal the secrets behind these celebrated properties and to taste through the 11 wines.
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Anson: A Château Cos d’Estournel tasting masterclass
Jane Anson reports on a virtual masterclass hosted by Decanter...
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Anson: Tasting Château Palmer wines across three decades
Jane Anson tastes the wines and reports on a Decanter virtual masterclass held with estate CEO Thomas Duroux...
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Anson: Bordeaux 2020 harvest – An insider guide
How the Bordeaux 2020 vintage is shaping up...
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Best St Emilion 2019 wines tasted en primeur
From more than 200 St Emilion 2019 wines tasted...
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Best Margaux 2019 wines tasted en primeur
An appellation that delivered a large crop of highly recommended wines in 2019, but with more varying success than its neighbours given the wide range of soils, says Jane Anson...
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Best St Julien 2019 wines tasted en primeur
A truly great year for St Julien in 2019 with lots of consistent and highly scoring wines....
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Best Pauillac 2019 wines tasted en primeur
An extremely consistent and impressive vintage for Pauillac estates in 2019...
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Anson: What’s new in Bordeaux in 2021?
From new owners to winemaking changes, Jane Anson has the inside track...
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Anson: How the Bordeaux 2008 first growths taste now
A vintage that changed Bordeaux...
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Anson: Petrus 2000 in space – how it tastes now
Jane Anson reports on an exclusive tasting in Bordeaux...
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Anson: Tasting top La Conseillante and Figeac vintages
Including new reviews of La Conseillante wines back to 2005, and why these estates share a director...
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Anson: March releases through the Place de Bordeaux
From Latour 2013 to Napa and Super Tuscans...
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