La Place de Bordeaux March releases 2026

Dark blackcurrants with smokey tobacco, liquorice and slate. Cool straight away, fresh but so perfectly mouthfilling, not sweet like 2020, this is more cooling and...

Crisp, pure and fine with a lovely depth and weight on the palate. Not heavy, more refined and focussed with vibrant energy and precision. This...

A brand new wine from Annie Favia and Andy Erickson with mainly Oakville fruit from next to Opus One. Gorgeous aromatics on the nose, black...

Chewy, so tannic and full in the mouth, really quite intense and filling that it takes a good few seconds for them to pass. Big,...

Fragrant and deep blackcurrants on the nose. Supple and generous on the palate, this is full of ripe but clean and crystalline fruit - blackcurrant,...

Fragrant and pure on the nose. Smells gorgeous. Clean, lifted and focussed, this has such brightness to it. It has a Pinot-like quality, a delicate...

I recalled the gorgeously scented annata bottling in the aromas of Poggio di Sotto’s 2020 Riserva, here amplifying the former's heady perfumes with an exotic...

Earthy, savoury notes on the nose, I always find this wine so expressive and unique in terms of aromatics. A little shy and subdued compared...

Clean and crisp, a gorgeous almost sweet and juicy cherry aspect but aligned to super freshness with lots of salty minerality and present but not...

Poggio di Sotto’s 2021 defies the hot, arid conditions. Winemaker Leonardo Berti explains that they harvest as the grapes are reaching their ripening plateau, not...

A surprisingly lightweight and finessed Ornellaia – the first full vintage under the watchful gaze of ex-Bordeaux winemaker Marco Balsimelli. Rose and violet fragrance introduces crunchy...

The 2022 evokes the wild woodlands of the Chianti hills as well the hard, stony soils that give I Sodi its name – all in...

Surrounded by forest, Liste is the coolest of Borgogno’s three Riserva sites and also boasts the oldest plantings – some dating back to 1946. In...

Soft some rose petals aromas - fragranced cherries and strawberries. Clean and juicy with a ripeness but also chalkiness to the tannins that gives...

Beautiful almost sweet violet fragrance, so floral, pot pourri. Round and supple, a lovely weight and texture, warming fruit, deep and concentrated with fleshy, sweet,...

Gorgeous scents on the nose, smoked cherries, wild fragrant herbs and scrubland, milk chocolate and cedar. The palate joins structured, firm tannins with plenty of...

37- to 49-year-old Lampia and Michet biotypes, as well as the pale skinned Nebbiolo Rosé, combine here. Distinctly purple in floral tones, violet, lilac and...

Ornellaia’s second wine, Le Serre Nuove provides an enticing glimpse into its vaunted sibling, but it should also be appreciated for its own merits. The...

Smells quite savoury, a wet earth aspect to the ripe and heady red berry fruit. Round and a little compact and coiled right now, tannins...

Baked cherries, liquorice, some cedar spice on the nose. Ripe and fleshy, but not super chewy, this has a kick to it, super filling in...

Ripe and concentrated but this also has a touch of charm and vibracny about it, strong and substantial with structure from the relatively firm tannins...

The youngest member of the Luce family, Lux Vitis is crafted from Cabernet Sauvignon vines planted in 2004, with a smidgeon of Sangiovese. Starting with...

Supple and nicely textured on the palate, clean and focussed, not so bouncy but there's a comforting weight to the palate. A bit floral, some...

Fragrant, chiseled and well made. Pure fruit, quite tight and firm red berries with plenty of purity it's just the tannins around them are quite...

A little less expressive on the nose than the 2015, lovely clarity and precision on the palate. Juicy and clean, well balanced in terms of...

Fragrant and herbal tones on the nose. Fleshy and ripe but cool and firm too with balancing acidity and lots of minerality that leaves a...

Frescobaldi’s Merlot-meets-Sangiovese Super Tuscan, Luce has been fine-tuned over its 30-year-plus lifespan but its boldly fashioned soul is unwavering. The dense yet restrained nose suggests...

Between Peronospora attacks in spring, the heatwave and drought in summer, not to mention hail, production was down 20% at Tenuta Luce in 2023. Nevertheless,...

Smokey leather with wet earth and cherry notes on the nose as well as some herbal aspects. Bright and clean, there's acidity but it's tempered...

Ripe and concentrated on the nose, so full of flavour with ripe black berries, vanilla, cassis and caramel. There's lovely juicy but also almost sweet...

Ripe and concentrated on the nose, so full of flavour with ripe black berries, vanilla, cassis and caramel. There's lovely juicy but also almost sweet...

Fragrant and softly herbal blackcurrant notes on the nose. A little cloying and a touch chewy on the palate, this is ripe and concentrated -...

Cherry pie, dried earth and soft floral scents on the nose. Searing, tangy acidity makes the first impacat before quite chalky, fleshy and filling tannins...

Creamy raspberries and sweet cherries on the nose. Pure, fine, simple and easy going., Great fragrance all the way through, this has florality and a...

Rose petals, fragranced with strawberries and some slightly stalky edges. Firm and cool, there's clarity with lift and purity. Round with a chalky edge and...

Caramel, some baked cherry pie, clear maturity and age on the nose. A little less vibrant than the 1999, it's chalky and a touch tired...

Cool and fresh blue fruit tones on the nose. Smooth - the tannins are so soft - this is a really easy going expression, juicy,...

Creamy raspberries and sweet cherries on the nose. Pure, fine, simple and easy going., Great fragrance all the way through, this has florality and a...