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Best Pauillac 2023 wines tasted en primeur

Once again a contender for 'appellation of the vintage', the famous gravels gave lift and structure in a Cabernet-dominant year.

All Bordeaux 2023 coverage:

Verdict & top-scoring wines | How the weather conditions shaped the vintage | Decoding the yields | Wine styles: what to expect

Appellation analysis

St-Estèphe | St-Julien | Margaux | Pessac-Léognan | St-Emilion | Pomerol | Haut-Médoc | Dry whites  | Top value | Sauternes & Barsac


Pauillac: The best wines showed an extra level of rare opulence

Average yield: 47.1hl/ha
Variance from 2022: +36%


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