Anson: How is the Bordeaux 2018 vintage shaping up?
What should we be looking out for?
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What to expect from Bordeaux 2018 -
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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90% of vines planted in the Gimblett Gravels district are red varieties. Credit: sacredhill.com Gimblett Gravels 2016: Vintage snapshot
Getting to grips with the 2016 vintage...
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St-Joseph is where the best value can be found. Credit: age fotostock / Alamy Stock Photo Best value Rhône 2017 wines
Matt Walls finds value in the Rhône...
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Finding balance and drinkability isn’t as easy compared to 2016 in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Credit: Matt Walls / Decanter Southern Rhône 2017 report: 'Structured and ageworthy wines'
Châteauneuf-du-Pape and much more...
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Vines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Credit: Matt Walls / Decanter Rhône 2017: Full en primeur report
What to buy from the 2017 vintage...
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Vines in Crozes-Hermitage. Credit: Matt Walls / Decanter Northern Rhône 2017 report: 'A vintage for the cellar'
From all the key appellations...
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The top scoring wines from Rhône 2017 Credit: Malcolm Park food and drink / Alamy Stock Photo Best Rhône 2017 wines: The top scorers
Scoring 96 points and above...
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See our top premier cru wines from the 2017 vintage. Credit: Ian Shaw / Alamy Best Burgundy premier cru wines from 2017
See the top rated wines...
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'When it's good, 2017 is really good,' says Tim Atkin MW Credit: Frans Lemmens / Alamy Stock Photo Best Burgundy 2017: Top scoring wines
The top scoring wines...
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Harvesting in Burgundy Credit: Peter Horree / Alamy Stock Photo Best value red Burgundy 2017 en primeur to buy
Tim's top value picks from his recent report...
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Harvesting Corton-Charlemagne grand cru grapes in Pernand-Vergelesses. Credit: PHILIPPE DESMAZES / AFP / Getty Best value white Burgundy 2017 en primeur to buy
Tim's value picks from his recent Burgundy 2017 en primeur report...
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Giboulot vines in Clos du Roi, Beaune. Top Côte de Beaune 2017 en primeur wines
Puligny, Meursault, Volnay, Corton and more...
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Bales of damp straw providing a smokescreen to ward off the spring frosts at Domaine Drouhin-Laroze, 29 April 2017. Credit: drouhin-laroze.com Top 2017 Côte de Nuits en primeur wines
From Vosne-Romanee, Gevrey-Chambertin, Nuits-St-Georges and more...
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Grapes in the vineyard at Clos des Vignes du Maynes. 'Right up there with the best Gamays in the world' says Tim Atkin MW of the domaine's Manganite. Credit: vignes-du-maynes.com Top Côte Chalonnaise & Mâconnais 2017 en primeur wines
Best wines to buy from the 2017 vintage...
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The Grand Cru vineyards of Chablis Credit: Konstantin Kalishko / Alamy Stock Photo Burgundy 2017: Full en primeur report
Tim Atkin MW's full Burgundy 2017 report...
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St-Estèphe wines at Bordeaux en primeur week for the 2016 vintage. Credit: Chris Mercer/Decanrer Comparing the last five great Bordeaux vintages
And a look at price movements since primeur release...
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Revisiting vintage Port 1994: From the archive
Richard Mayson finds that the 1994s more than live up to their initial potential...
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Treading the lagares. Credit: Jean Marc Charles / Getty Images Port vintage guide
See our vintage guide stretching back to 1960...
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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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Chablis 2017 saw yields hit by frost but there are some excellent wines, says Tim Atkin MW. Credit: Malcolm Park food and drink / Alamy Full Chablis 2017 vintage report with wine ratings
Where to look for the best Chablis 2017 wines...
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Chablis vineyards Credit: Zoonar GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo Best Chablis 2017 wines
The top scorers...
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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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Port 2016 vintage report. Credit: Decanter / Mike Prior Port 2016: Vintage report and top releases
Find out which Port wines made the cut...
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Wine Legend: Sandeman Vintage Port 1945
Why it makes our hall of fame...
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Top Barolo 2008 wines: Panel tasting results
Five wines rated 'outstanding' by our judges...
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See Linda Murphy's favourite California Cabernet 2015 wines. Credit: Decanter magazine Top California Cabernet 2015 wines: Full vintage report
Top buys from the 2015 vintage...
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López de Heredia wine barrels in Haro, Rioja. Credit: Jaime Franch Travel Photo / Alamy Rioja renegades: 10 producers writing their own rules
Free spirits of Rioja and wines to look for...
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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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From the archive: Vosne-Romanée 2010 - panel tasting results
Plenty to get excited about among premiers crus and village wines...
