Anson: Bordeaux en primeur re-imagined
Time to hit the bottle?...
Bordeaux en primeur
2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability.
The frost impact means uneven ripening across appellations and individual plots. And of course less wine to bottle.
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Thousands of tasters descend on Bordeaux in April to taste the new vintage en primeur.
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Lafite Rothschild is poured for guests at a masterclass during the Decanter Shanghai Fine Wine Encounter. Credit: Ben Hu/Decanter New Bordeaux 2017 releases: Cheval Blanc out
Bordeaux 2017 releases have picked up pace...
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The Sauternes 2017 en primeur tasting Credit: Miguel Lecuona/ Decanter Top Sauternes 2017 wines
Scores and tasting notes...
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Bordeaux dry whites 2017. Credit: Miguel Lecuona / Decanter Top Bordeaux dry whites from 2017
The scores and tasting notes....
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The cellar room at Château Pavie. Buying wine en primeur: How to approach it
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Harvesting grapes by hand at Château Lafleur in Pomerol. Credit: Tim Graham / Getty Lafleur 2017 ‘oversubscribed’, says UK merchant
Lafleur defies weather with 2017 vintage...
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Merlot vines in St-Emilion. Credit: Ian Shaw / Alamy Stock Photo Top St-Emilion 2017 wines
Ratings and full tasting notes, exclusively for Premium members...
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Harvesting grapes by hand at Château Lafleur in Pomerol. Credit: Tim Graham / Getty Top Pomerol 2017 wines
The highest scorers down to 91 points...
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Jane Anson tastes Haut-Brion 2017 en primeur samples for Decanter. Credit: Miguel Lecuona Top Pessac-Léognan 2017 red wines
And which estates survived the notorious frost...
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Cellars at Leoville Barton. Top St-Julien 2017 en primeur wines
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Thousands of tasters descend on Bordeaux in April to taste the new vintage en primeur.
Credit: Francois Poincet / DecanterBordeaux en primeur 2017 prices so far
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Pouring Château Montrose Top St-Estèphe 2017 en primeur wines
See Jane Anson's tasting notes and scores...
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Harvesting at Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac. Top Pauillac 2017 en primeur scores
Exclusive to Premium members...
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Branaire-Ducru in St-Julien. Branaire-Ducru 2017 adds to trickle of primeur releases
Branaire-Ducru drops price by 15%...
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Sommeliers pour wine for tasters at Bordeaux's Hangar 14 during en primeur week. Anson: Bordeaux 2017 vintage overview
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Barrels in the Château Lafite Rothschild cellars in Pauillac. Credit: Per Karlsson / BK Wine 2 / Alamy Bordeaux 2017 ratings: Jane Anson’s top scorers
See which wines came out on top in this uneven vintage...
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Château Haut-Batailley vineyards. The estate was bought by the owners of Pauillac neighbour Lynch-Bages in 2017, but the price was not disclosed. Credit: Haut-Batailley. Bordeaux 2017: Haut-Batailley aims high with sharp price rise
Haut-Batailley issues statement of intent...
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Harvest pickers in Margaux. Margaux 2017 en primeur scores
See the Margaux 2017 en primeur scores...
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Wines at Decanter's Palmer masterclass at the Fine Wine Encounter in London in November 2016. Credit: Cath Lowe/Decanter Château Palmer drops price with 2017 release
Palmer, Coutet and Valandraud kick-start releases...
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Jane Anson tastes Haut-Brion 2017 en primeur samples for Decanter. Credit: Miguel Lecuona First impressions of Bordeaux 2017 barrel samples
An exclusive preview of the new vintage...
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Thousands of tasters descend on Bordeaux in April to taste the new vintage en primeur.
Credit: Francois Poincet / DecanterBordeaux 2017: UGC head praises ‘approachable’ vintage
Most estates should reduce prices versus 2016, says UGC head...
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Bordeaux 2017 weather re-cap: Advantage Cabernet?
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Fires lit in the vineyards of Bordeaux to prevent frost damage on 27 April 2017. Credit: Jean-Bernard Nadeau / Alamy Anson: Bordeaux counts cost of frost for 2017 vintage
Bordeaux's frostbite injury list...
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Vats forming part of the new winemaking facilities and cellar at Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, installed for the 2013 vintage. Credit: Decanter Bordeaux 2017: How the new vintage is shaping up
Jane Anson investigates the new vintage...
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En primeur samples from northern Médoc at the main UGC tasting for Bordeaux 2016. Credit: Decanter Anson: Bordeaux 2016 en primeur review – The inside story
Some brokers say a third of wines didn't sell through...
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Sommeliers prepare to pour Bordeaux 2016 en primeur wines for critics at the UGC's Hangar 14 venue. Credit: Decanter Anson: Bordeaux négociant system in flux
Pressure is building, says Jane Anson...
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The Mouton Rothschild barrel room. Credit: Decanter Bordeaux 2016: Cheval Blanc, Margaux, Mouton and Haut-Brion all out
Jane Anson looks at the latest en primeur wine releases...
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The cellar room at Château Pavie. Bordeaux 2016: Pavie, Angélus, Lynch-Bages lead rush of big releases
See the latest releases and reaction...
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Château Montrose has led releases this week so far. Credit: Decanter Bordeaux 2016: Montrose leads rush of releases
The campaign kicks on with merchants confident...
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Sommeliers prepare to pour Bordeaux 2016 en primeur wines for critics at the UGC's Hangar 14 venue. Credit: Decanter Bordeaux 2016 campaign makes stuttering start
What's been selling so far...
