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Petrus: producer profile plus top wines tasted
Icon: it’s a word that is much overused, in wine as elsewhere. But in the context of the world’s greatest wines, none could be more deserving of the descriptor than this sought-after and convention-defying estate on Bordeaux’s Right Bank. Jane Anson gets to the heart of the enigma that is Petrus.
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Anson: Comparing six Pomerol châteaux in every vintage from 2012 to 2017
How these Pomerol vintages from six top estates are shaping up in the bottle...
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Château Angélus wines tasted from 2000 to 2019
Jane Anson compares 20 years of vintages side-by-side and reports on developments at the estate...
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Anson: Inside Chanel’s newest winery Domaine de l’Ile
Jane Anson meets the team behind Chanel's new Provence rosé wine project...
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Cellaring tips for collectors
Time to get yourself organised and restore order to those wine racks...
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Anson: Taking advantage of Bordeaux’s ‘off vintages’
Don't dismiss the lighter-framed styles of Bordeaux's so-called 'off vintages', says Jane Anson...
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Anson: How to blind taste Bordeaux wines
Could you spot a classic Margaux from a Pauillac? Jane Anson gives a lesson on how to blind taste Bordeaux, including key characteristics to look for in different appellations, with tasting notes on nine signature wines from the highly rated 2009 vintage.
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Anson: Exclusive first look inside billionaire Jack Ma’s Bordeaux project
Jane Anson reports on the bold plans underway at Château de Sours...
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Tasting September releases: 50 world-beating wines set for the Bordeaux ‘Place’
Jane Anson reports on the trend and brings you tasting notes on the latest releases, starting with the US.
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The September releases from Italy and France
Jane Anson brings tasting notes on this month's releases from Italy and France...
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The September releases from Australia, South America and South Africa
Tasting notes and scores on this month's releases from Australia, South America and South Africa...
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Assessing the September releases plus final 21 wines tasted including Y d’Yquem
Jane Anson evaluates the success of this year's 'September releases'...
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Anson: Living through wartime Bordeaux
Jane Anson uses interviews and memoirs to report on life in Bordeaux during World War II...
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A ‘monumental’ tasting of Petrus, Le Pin and Lafleur 1998 and 1999
Comparing six legendary wines from two top Pomerol vintages...
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Bordeaux 2005 second wines: Tasting six of the best
These wines are coming into their prime, says Jane Anson...
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Anson: The Indian entrepreneur behind new Bordeaux wine Solicantus
Jane Anson speaks to Namratha Prashanth about her journey into Bordeaux wine and her new brand, Solicantus, from the Blaye area.
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Anson: Nature vs nurture in Bordeaux wine styles
Jane Anson looks at how styles have changed at three top estates...
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Anson: Inside the French Foreign Legion’s Provence vineyard
The only branch of the French military to have its own vineyard....
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Behind the 14 new Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel estates
It’s been a bumpy ride, but the latest official redrawing of Bordeaux’s oft-misunderstood ranking of the cru bourgeois producers was published in February this year. Jane Anson explains what lies behind the listings, and profiles the 14 highest-ranked and their 2016 vintage wines...
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Opening cru bourgeois 2005 wines – Ask Decanter
Is now the time to enjoy these wines?
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Tasting 20 years of Château Haut-Bailly: 1998-2018
Jane Anson tastes through 21 vintages of Haut-Bailly...
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Producer profile: Château Lafleur
Pomerol estate Château Lafleur is a producer to seek out...
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Anson: Why Château Lafleur ‘doesn’t play by the usual rules of Bordeaux’
A vertical tasting of this famed Pomerol estate...
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Bordeaux first growths: How the 2000 vintage tastes now
Jane Anson reports on how the vaunted 2000 vintage wines are looking today...
