Jane Anson

Anson: What’s new in Bordeaux in 2021?

From new owners to winemaking changes, Jane Anson has the inside track...

Anson: How the Bordeaux 2008 first growths taste now

A vintage that changed Bordeaux...

Anson: Petrus 2000 in space - how it tastes now

Jane Anson reports on an exclusive tasting in Bordeaux...

Anson: Tasting top La Conseillante and Figeac vintages

Including new reviews of La Conseillante wines back to 2005, and why these estates share a director...

From the archive - Anson: Irish influence in Bordeaux

How the Irish created the style of Bordeaux wines we know today...

Anson: March releases through the Place de Bordeaux

From Latour 2013 to Napa and Super Tuscans...

Anson: Lafleur 2018 and the battle against climate change

New Bordeaux 2018 tasting notes and an interview with Lafleur's estate manager...

Anson: A Château Cos d’Estournel tasting masterclass

Jane Anson reports on a virtual masterclass hosted by Decanter...

Anson: How the 1990 Bordeaux first growths taste now

Jane Anson reports on a celebrated vintage three decades on...

Anson: How is Brexit affecting Bordeaux wine?

Jane Anson investigates the immediate impact and possible longer-term repercussions...

Anson: Tasting the celebrated Sauternes 2001 vintage

Jane Anson tastes a vaunted sweet wine vintage in Bordeaux at 20 years old...

Anson: How the 1985 Bordeaux first growths taste now

Jane Anson reports on a rare tasting of the 1985 first growths side-by-side...

Anson: L’Eglise Clinet moves into the future

Jane Anson meets the next generation of the Durantou family, and tastes the 2018 wines...

Anson: The brilliance of 1996 Pauillac wines

How the wines taste now, and why it was a special vintage...

Top scoring 2018 Bordeaux dry whites: Re-tasted in the bottle

Bordeaux 2018 wines in bottle: Best-value wines under £20/$28

There's value to be found in the Bordeaux 2018 vintage

Best 2018 Bordeaux second wines: Re-tasted in the bottle

All scored 93 points or more when tasted in bottle.

Top Sauternes & Barsac 2018 wines: Re-tasted in the bottle

2018 was a concentrated and powerful year, where patience was key due to the late onset of the botrytis, says Anson.

Anson: Where are the diverse voices in Bordeaux wine?

Jane Anson shines a light on Bordeaux diversity...

Top Pomerol 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

There's lots of rich fruits and welcoming tannins in the 2018 Pomerols, finds Jane Anson

Top St-Emilion 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

The 2018s definitely rival the 2015s and 2016s in St-Emilion, says Anson

Top Pessac-Léognan & Graves 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

Top Médoc 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

Top Margaux 2018 wines: Re-tasted in the bottle

Hot weather posed challenges but there are brilliant wines here, says Jane Anson...

Top St-Julien 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

The 2018 wines are 'consistently impressive' in St-Julien, reports Jane Anson...

Top St-Estèphe 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

There is lots to enjoy, but look out for atypical flavours in some wines, says Jane Anson...

Top Pauillac 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

See Jane Anson's scores and tasting notes for the top names, and two under-the-radar value picks...

Top Bordeaux 2018 wines in bottle: Right Bank report

See Jane Anson's top scorers and read her full tasting notes...

Top Bordeaux 2018 wines in the bottle: Left Bank report

Read full tasting notes and see how the vintage is shaping up in the bottle...

Anson: Cloudburst Cabernet Sauvignon wines from 2011 to 2017

Jane Anson finds plenty to recommend and reports on some little-known Australian wine history...