Bordeaux 2018 releases: Pontet-Canet 2018 makes market ‘gesture’ with release price 22% lower than 2016
A steady trickle of Bordeaux 2018 releases has continued...
Bordeaux En Primeur
Welcome to our Bordeaux En Primeur section, where coverage from all recent campaigns can be found.
Currently the 2018 En Primeur campaign is well underway and you can find all our coverage summarised here.
Bordeaux En Primeur
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Video: How to taste Bordeaux en primeur wines – with Jane Anson
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The history of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Promotional feature. A long family tale...
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Ch. Margaux's Pavillon Blanc was one of the white wines of the 2018 vintage, according to Jane Anson. Credit: Benjamin Zingg / Wikipedia Best Bordeaux dry whites of 2018
Jane Anson found plenty of surprises when tasting...
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The cellars at Cheval Blanc, one of Jane Anson's top rated estates in the Bordeaux 2018 vintage. Credit: Ian Shaw / Alamy Bordeaux 2018: En Primeur
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Bordeaux en primeur tasting Credit: Decanter Bordeaux 2018 can crack America if prices drop, say US merchants
It's a high-powered vintage that should suit ‘American palates'...
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St-Julien's top wines are ripe but balanced in 2018. Credit: ROUX Olivier/SAGAPHOTO.COM / Alamy Top St-Julien 2018 wines: 'Silky and gorgeous'
An impressive showing in this appellation...
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Tasting a barrel sample of Haut-Brion 2018... Credit: Georgina Hindle Best Pessac-Léognan and Graves 2018 wines
Some high scores for the reds...
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Vieux Château Certan scored well in 2018. Credit: Credit: Decanter / Miguel Lecuona Best Pomerol 2018 wines: A 'signature' year
The top scoring wines are 'clearly incredible'...
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Château La Vieille Cure is an estate to watch in 2018, says Jane Anson. Médoc and Fronsac 2018: Hidden gems
Step outside of the major appellations...
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The 2018 harvest underway at Sigalas Rabaud.near to Bommes in Sauternes. Credit: Georges Gobet / AFP / Getty Best Sauternes 2018 wines: Where to look in a mixed year
The top wines are rich and luxurious....
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Château Cos d’Estournel managed the conditions particularly well in 2018, says Jane Anson. Top St-Estèphe 2018 wines: 'A year for hedonists'
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Credit: Decanter / Miguel Lecuona Best St-Emilion 2018 wines: 'Up there with 2015'
St-Emilion has delivered a top vintage in 2018...
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Château Palmer Credit: Decanter / Miguel Lecuona Best Margaux 2018 wines: A 'highlight' of en primeur
A highlight of the en primeur tastings, says Jane Anson...
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Bordeaux En Primeur 2018: Angélus first to release with ‘sensible move’ back to 2015 price
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Credit: Credit: Decanter / Miguel Lecuona Best Pauillac 2018 wines tasted en primeur
Most estates have produced bold and ripe 2018 wines...
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Château Lafite Rothschild Credit: Decanter / Miguel Lecuona Best Bordeaux 2018 wines: Top scores
The top scoring wines...
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The cellars at Cheval Blanc, one of Jane Anson's top rated estates in the Bordeaux 2018 vintage. Credit: Ian Shaw / Alamy Bordeaux 2018 wines: Our en primeur verdict
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Troplong Mondot in St-Emilion is expecting record visitor numbers at Bordeaux en primeur week for the 2018 vintage. Credit: Per Karlsson - BKWine.com / Alamy ‘Record’ bookings at châteaux for Bordeaux en primeur week
More than 6,000 people will attend barrel tastings and châteaux visits...
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Bordeaux en primeur tasting Credit: Decanter Bordeaux 2018 arrives in a delicate market, says Liv-ex
Eyes will be on quality as hundreds of tasters descend on the Bordeaux 2018 en primeur week...
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What to expect from Bordeaux 2018 Anson: How is the Bordeaux 2018 vintage shaping up?
What should we be looking out for?
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Bordeaux en primeur tasting Credit: Decanter Anson: How the Bordeaux 2018 vintage is shaping up - part two
Part two examining this vintage...
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Pichon Comtesse de Lalande was one of the highest scorers in the 2016 re-tasting. Credit: Per Karlsson, BKWine 2 / Alamy Top Bordeaux 2016 wines in bottle: Full Médoc report
How the Médoc 2016 vintage tastes 18 months after en primeur...
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Harvest at Château Balac in Haut-Médoc Credit: Bordeaux Wines UK Instagram Bordeaux 2018 red wines: Balance key amid high alcohol levels
Winemakers say they've never seen such high alcohol levels...
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Harvest begins at night at Château de Viens in the Côtes de Bourg area. Credit: Georges Gobet / AFP / Getty Bordeaux 2018: How it's shaping up as harvest begins
A complicated growing season but optimism has risen in recent weeks...
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Thousands of tasters descend on Bordeaux in April to taste the new vintage en primeur.
Credit: Francois Poincet / DecanterAnson: Bordeaux en primeur re-imagined
Time to hit the bottle?...
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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...
