Jane Anson

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...

Bordeaux 2018 in bottle: full overview plus top scoring wines

Jane Anson says it is a highly successful vintage with notable highpoints...

Jane Anson: My top 10 fine wines of 2020

Petrus 1998 sits alongside fascinating wines from around the world on Jane Anson's 2020 list...

Petrus: producer profile plus top wines tasted

Anson: Tasting Château Palmer wines across three decades

Jane Anson tastes the wines and reports on a Decanter virtual masterclass held with estate CEO Thomas Duroux...

Anson: Comparing six Pomerol châteaux in every vintage from 2012 to 2017

How these Pomerol vintages from six top estates are shaping up in the bottle...

Anson: Inside Chanel's newest winery Domaine de l’Ile

Jane Anson meets the team behind Chanel's new Provence rosé wine project...

Château Angélus wines tasted from 2000 to 2019

Jane Anson compares 20 years of vintages side-by-side and reports on developments at the estate...

Anson: Taking advantage of Bordeaux's 'off vintages'

Don't dismiss the lighter-framed styles of Bordeaux's so-called 'off vintages', says Jane Anson...

Anson: How to blind taste Bordeaux wines

Anson: Exclusive first look inside billionaire Jack Ma’s Bordeaux project

Jane Anson reports on the bold plans underway at Château de Sours...

Anson: Bordeaux 2020 harvest - An insider guide

How the Bordeaux 2020 vintage is shaping up...

Assessing the September releases plus final 21 wines tasted including Y d’Yquem

Jane Anson evaluates the success of this year's 'September releases'...

Anson: Living through wartime Bordeaux

Jane Anson uses interviews and memoirs to report on life in Bordeaux during World War II...