Bordeaux producers

Anson & Walls: La Lagune and Jaboulet La Chapelle masterclass

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...

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 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...

Top Pomerol 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

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

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...

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...

A 'monumental' tasting of Petrus, Le Pin and Lafleur 1998 and 1999

Comparing six legendary wines from two top Pomerol vintages...

Anson: The Indian entrepreneur behind new Bordeaux wine Solicantus

Jane Anson speaks to Namratha Prashanth about her journey into Bordeaux wine and her new brand, Solicantus, from the Blaye area.

Behind the 14 new Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel estates

Tasting 20 years of Château Haut-Bailly: 1998-2018

Jane Anson tastes through 21 vintages of Haut-Bailly...

Producer profile: Château Lafleur

Pomerol estate Château Lafleur is a producer to seek out...

Taking exciting new directions: 10 Bordeaux producers to watch

10 estates determinedly treading their own paths...

Château Palmer wines: The '5' and '0' vintages from 1990 to 2015

Revisiting some of the key vintages of the past 30 years, including 1990, 2005 and 2010....

Pomerol vertical: Château La Cabanne

Jane Anson traces the history of this well-located Pomerol estate

Mouton Rothschild interview: MD Philippe Dhalluin to retire

Château Mouton Rothschild's highly respected MD speaks to Jane Anson following news of his impending retirement

Best Pomerol 2019 wines tasted en primeur

An outstanding vintage for Pomerol in 2019...

Bordeaux: The five first growths

Their histories, personalities and strengths...

Tasting 10 years of Château Clarke: A Médoc success story

Tasting Château Couhins-Lurton wines from 2008 to 2018

It's an exciting time for this Pessac-Léognan estate, says Jane Anson...

Tasting Phélan Ségur: A gem in St-Estèphe

Tasting through every vintage of Phélan Ségur's wines back to 2010 shows an estate at the top of its game...

Château La Lagune: Tasting every vintage from 2004 to 2017

There is a lot happening at this pioneer of organics and biodynamics among Médoc classified estates...

Margaux vertical: Tasting 11 years of Château Cantenac Brown

It's an exciting time for this historic third growth estate in Bordeaux...

Anson: What's new in Bordeaux wine?

From ownership changes to new wines....

Bordeaux 2019 vintage: Clues on what to expect

An in-depth report on how the growing season affected the wines and gives her insight on the style of the new vintage