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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Bordeaux 2015 scores: Full Decanter ratings revealed
See Decanter's Bordeaux 2015 scores and tasting notes here
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Anson: En primeur 2015 - the word inside Bordeaux
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Bordeaux 2015 en primeur: Little room for error, say merchants
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Bordeaux 2015 vintage: How it compares to others
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Bordeaux 2015 Médoc: A 'modern' vintage full of charm, says Steven Spurrier
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Bordeaux 2015 right bank: A 'seductive' vintage - first impression
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Anson on Bordeaux 2015 Graves and Pessac Léognan - first impression
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2015 Sauternes: Ian D'Agata's first impression - Bordeaux en primeur
Read Ian D'Agata's view of the vintage...
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Bordeaux 2015 en primeur: High hopes but nerves linger on price
Read exclusive comments on the vintage...
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Anson: Best Bordeaux restaurant wine lists
Jane Anson names exciting sommeliers in the city...
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Bordeaux 2015 'a great opportunity', says Liv-ex
Bordeaux en primeur buyers have lost money in five of the last eight campaigns, but Liv-ex analysts say the market is in better shape than a year ago.
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Bordeaux 2015: Cheval Blanc to produce no second wine
The estate will focus on its first wine from Bordeaux 2015...
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Bordeaux 2015: American buyers 'excited' but wary of prices
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Bordeaux 2015: Weak sterling adds to pressure, say merchants
Merchants cautious as Brexit vote causes uncertainty...
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Anson on Thursday: What Brexit may mean for Bordeaux 2015 en primeur
The UK vote is already hitting exchange rates...
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Bordeaux wine professor Denis Dubourdieu named Decanter Man of the Year 2016
Here is an extensive list of his achievements...
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Jane Anson: The seven key aromas of aged Bordeaux
Look out for these seven key aromas when tasting Bordeaux...
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Anson: Bordeaux 2015 behind the scenes - part two
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Europe's 2015 wine harvest: On the verge of greatness?
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Olivier Bernard to harvest Bordeaux ’s oldest vine(s)
Olivier Bernard, owner of Domaine de Chevalier and Domaine de la Solitude in Pessac Léognan, is to harvest Bordeaux ’s oldest vines.
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Mixed conditions for Bordeaux red harvest
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Bordeaux 2015: White wine harvest to start next week
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Anson on Thursday: En primeur heads west
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Anson on Thursday: What now for Bordeaux en primeur?
First up, you should know that most of the people that I interviewed about the fallout of Bordeaux 2014 don’t want me to name them. So you’re just going to have to trust me that these are serious players with true inside knowledge of what is going on.
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Bordeaux 2014: Rush of releases but buyers still in short supply
Most of the major names in Bordeaux 2014 have now released their wine in a campaign that continues to be mixed and has been called 'stop-start' by some merchants.
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Bordeaux 2014: Small quantities mark en primeur campaign amid flurry of releases
A flurry of Bordeaux 2014 releases early in the week has seen several key estates increase prices by between 15% and 25% on the 2013 vintage, with some merchants concerned about the small quantities of wine available.
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Bordeaux 2014: Rauzan Segla the 'clear winner' among recent releases, says Farr Vintners
Chateau Rauzan-Segla's release of its Bordeaux 2014 wine has been welcomed by several merchants, but the en primeur campaign as a whole has still struggled to hit top gear.
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Bordeaux 2014: Lafite releases but merchants concerned at small quantity
Chateau Lafite Rothschild has released its Bordeaux 2014 wine at an approximate price of 285 euros per bottle ex-Bordeaux, which makes it the same price as last year and around 14% lower than 2012, so the cheapest on the market excepting the 2013 vintage.
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Bordeaux 2014: Chateau Margaux releases in uneven campaign
As Chateau Margaux joins the other 1855 First Growths by releasing its 2014 at 240 euros ex-Bordeaux, the campaign has struggled to maintain the early momentum given by Mouton Rothschild and Lynch Bages.
