The September releases from Italy and France
Jane Anson reported on the trend for new vintages of renowned wines from France and beyond, including Italy, the US, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and South Africa, to be launched via Bordeaux's famous distribution network. Here she brings tasting notes on this month's releases from Italy and France...
Read Jane Anson’s article ‘Tasting September releases: 50 world-beating wines set for the Bordeaux ‘Place‘ for the background and history of the September releases and to see her 20 USA wine tasting notes and scores
September Releases: The full list
Argentina
Catena Zapata, Nicolás Catena Zapata, Uco Valley, Argentina 2017
Cheval des Andes, Mendoza, Argentina 2017
Australia
Cloudburst, Chardonnay, Margaret River, Australia 2018
Cloudburst, Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Australia 2017
Wynns Coonawarra Estate, John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, Australia 2016 – released at £474 per 6 x 75cl In Bond
Jim Barry, The Armagh Shiraz, Clare Valley, Australia 2016
Dominique Portet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Yarra Valley, Australia 2017
Chile
Seña, Aconcagua, Chile 2018 – released at £495 per 6 x 75cl In Bond
Errazuriz, Viñedo Chadwick, Puente Alto, Chile 2018 – released at £678 per 3 x 75cl In Bond
Almaviva, Puente Alto, Chile 2018- released at £606 per 6 x 75cl In Bond
Clos Apalta, Casa Lapostolle, Colchagua Valley, Chile, 2017 – released at £447 per 6 x 75cl In Bond
France
L’Odysée, Vin de France, Rhône, France 2017
Château Palmer, Margaux 3ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France 2010
Château de Beaucastel, Coudoulet de Beaucastel, Côtes du Rhône 2018
Château de Beaucastel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2018
Château de Beaucastel, Hommage à Jacques Perrin, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2018
Château Latour, Bordeaux, France 2009
Château d’Yquem, Bordeaux, France 2018
Château d’Yquem, Y d’Yquem, Bordeaux, France 2019
Italy
Orma, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy 2018
Fattoria Petrolo, Galatrona, Valdarno di Sopra, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy 2018
Mazzei, Siepi, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy 2018
Podere Giodo, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2016
Caiarossa, Rosso di Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2017
Bibi Graetz, Testamatta, Tuscany, Italy 2018 – released at £420 per 6 x 50cl In Bond
Bibi Graetz, Colore, Tuscany, Italy 2018 – released at £540 per 3 x 50cl In Bond
Antinori, Solaia, Tuscany, Italy 2017
Masseto, Massetino, Tuscany, Italy
Masseto, Tuscany, Italy 2017
South Africa
Klein Constantia, Vin de Constance, Constantia, South Africa 2017 – released at £39 per 50cl, £234 per 6 x 50cl In Bond
Uruguay
Bodega Garzón, Balasto, Canelones, Uruguay 2015
Bodega Garzón, Balasto, Canelones, Uruguay 2016
Bodega Garzón, Balasto, Canelones, Uruguay 2017
USA
Opus One, Napa Valley Oakville, USA 2017
Opus One, Overture, Napa Valley Oakville, USA
Inglenook, Rubicon, Napa Valley Rutherford, USA 2017
Inglenook, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley Rutherford, USA 2017
Inglenook, 1882, Napa Valley Rutherford, USA 2017
Inglenook, Rubicon, Napa Valley Rutherford, USA 2013
Vérité, La Joie, Sonoma County, California, USA 2016
Vérité, La Muse, Sonoma County, California, USA 2016
Vérité, Le Désir, Sonoma County, California, USA 2016
L’Aventure, Estate Cuvé, Paso Robles Willow Creek, California, USA 2018
Beaulieu Vineyard, Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley Rutherford, USA 2017
Quintessa, Napa Valley Rutherford, USA 2017
Joseph Phelps, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA 2017
Joseph Phelps, Insignia, Napa Valley, USA 2017
Dalla Valle Vineyards, Maya, Napa Valley, USA 2017
L’Aventure, Optimus, Paso Robles, USA 2018
L’Aventure, Côte à Côte, Paso Robles, California, USA 2018
Quintessa, Napa Valley Rutherford, USA 2016
Quintessa, Napa Valley Rutherford, USA 2013
Quintessa, Napa Valley Rutherford, USA 2010
See Jane Anson’s tasting notes and scores of the September releases from Italy and France
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Château Palmer, Margaux, 3ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2010
One of the great years of Bordeaux now at 10 years old and showing why this is such an unusual vintage in terms of the...
2010
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Château Latour, Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2009
The hot, dry summer of 2009 produced a somewhat burly wine that seems riper and almost sweeter than the 2010 vintage, although it lacks a...
2009
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Château Léoville Las Cases, St-Julien, 2ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2002
Not the easiest summer, although hot weather in September meant that this is a better vintage on the Left Bank where Cabernet was able to...
2002
Château Léoville Las CasesSt-Julien
Château Léoville Las Cases, Clos du Marquis, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, 2013
An edge of eucalyptus shows this is a notch down on the ripeness scale, but in the glass it opens up and delivers brambled raspberry...
2013
Château Léoville Las CasesSt-Julien
Château Léoville Las Cases, St-Julien, 2ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2013
Needs more air and time in the glass than the Clos de Marquis 2013 that was tasted alongside, reflecting the greater density of fruit that...
2013
Château Léoville Las CasesSt-Julien
Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, 1er Cru Classé Superieur, Bordeaux, France, 2018
An extremely impressive Yquem here. Deeply concentrated and silky in texture, with crème caramel and saffron, followed by bitter orange on the finish. Gourmet, powerful...
2018
Château d'YquemSauternes
Pierre Graffeuille and Matthieu Dumarcher, Odyssée, Vin de France, Rhône, France, 2017
<p>Sweet black fruits, cinnamon and a kick of fig and garrigue make this a deliciously approachable wine. The tannins of Grenache and Cabernet are a...
2017
Pierre Graffeuille and Matthieu DumarcherVin de France
Château de Beaucastel, Hommage à Jacques Perrin, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France, 2018
This is deeply coloured but not opaque. The 2018 Hommage has a heavy Mourvèdre fug that rises up from the glass with higher toned violet...
2018
Château de BeaucastelChâteauneuf-du-Pape
Château de Beaucastel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France, 2018
A tight and compelling tannic structure, muscular and knitted down at this stage, rich and concentrated with blackberries and olive paste. Needs a few years,...
2018
Château de BeaucastelChâteauneuf-du-Pape
Château de Beaucastel, Coudoulet de Beaucastel, Côtes du Rhône, Rhône, France, 2018
Lovely density and darkness to the colour, density of fruit too on the palate. Very well balanced, with dense, deep, grippy tannins. The Mourvèdre makes...
2018
Château de BeaucastelCôtes du Rhône
Bibi Graetz, Testamatta, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy, 2018
The 2018 vintage resulted in elegant but relatively light wines, and cool nights kept them fresh. The subdued red fruit nose has finesse and poise,...
2018
Bibi GraetzToscana
Bibi Graetz, Colore, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy, 2018
As with Testamatta, there is a deliciously savoury edge to the spiced raspberry and plum fruits. A beautiful wine combining high acidity and sculpting freshness...
2018
Bibi GraetzToscana
Orma, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy, 2018
From a 5ha single vineyard of vines in Bolgheri in biodynamic conversion. This is easy to love with sweet red berry fruit and a silky...
2018
OrmaBolgheri
Petrolo, Galatrona, Valdarno di Sopra, Tuscany, Italy, 2018
A 100% Merlot cuvée that totally delivers. This is seductive with tons of finesse and layers of liquorice and olive paste with grip and smoked...
2018
PetroloValdarno di Sopra
Podere Giodo, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy, 2016
The personal project of the brilliant Carlo Ferrini, celebrating the pleasures of Sangiovese in a marked departure from the Cabernet and Merlot dominant wines that...
2016
Podere GiodoBrunello di Montalcino
Caiarossa, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy, 2017
This has sharp pepper and spice overtones with full blasts of sage, toast and cinnamon. 2017 was one of the hottest recorded vintages in Tuscany,...
2017
CaiarossaToscana
Antinori, Solaia, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy, 2017
Super-restrained cassis fruit with an almost blueberry maturity in front of violet, clove and blond tobacco spiciness. Retasting the wine the next day, it shines...
2017
AntinoriToscana
Masseto, Massetino, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy, 2018
The newly-added second wine of Masseto. Last year's 2017 vintage was just distributed in Italy, so this is the first one on the Place. Enticing...
2018
MassetoToscana
Masseto, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy, 2017
According to Axel Heinz, managing director of the estate, 'the 2017 vintage for Masseto was analytically close to 2011 but with more elegance'. The grapes...
2017
MassetoToscana
