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Anson: Lafleur 2018 and the battle against climate changeNew Bordeaux 2018 tasting notes and an interview with Lafleur's estate manager...
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Anson: How the 1990 Bordeaux first growths taste nowJane Anson reports on a celebrated vintage three decades on...
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Anson: Tasting the celebrated Sauternes 2001 vintageJane Anson tastes a vaunted sweet wine vintage in Bordeaux at 20 years old...
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Anson: How the 1985 Bordeaux first growths taste nowJane Anson reports on a rare tasting of the 1985 first growths side-by-side...
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Top Sauternes & Barsac 2018 wines: Re-tasted in the bottle2018 was a concentrated and powerful year, where patience was key due to the late onset of the botrytis, says Anson.
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Top Pessac-Léognan & Graves 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottleDespite some inconsistencies due to the warm weather in 2018, Jane Anson says there are some excellent wines to look out for here and plenty of good value picks worth seeking out.
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Top Médoc 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottleAfter tasting more than 500 recently-bottled Bordeaux 2018s, Jane Anson presents a summary and top-scoring wines from the Médoc including Haut-Médoc, Listrac and Moulis.
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Top St-Julien 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottleThe 2018 wines are 'consistently impressive' in St-Julien, reports Jane Anson...
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Top St-Estèphe 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottleThere is lots to enjoy, but look out for atypical flavours in some wines, says Jane Anson...
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Château Climens launches a Sauternes-finish gin with Salcombe Distilling CoLimited-edition Salcombe Gin Voyager Series Phantom offers 'aromas and flavours that you’ll find in a Sauternes wine'...
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Château Montrose estate profileChâteau Montrose is back to its big-boned best. JAMES LAWTHER MW examines the credentials of the famed Saint-Estèphe second growth
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Raising the standard: traditional Château Calon-SégurTraditional, aristocratic, reserved, Château Calon-Ségur long languished in the shadows, but now its fortunes are changing. James Lawther MW examines the upwardly mobile third growth.
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Dicing with the DevilFor the Sauternes grower every vintage is a knife edge gamble, but, finds CLIVE COATES MW, the results can be truly worthy of the heartache.
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Best Cru Bourgeois 2019 wines tasted en primeurWith the new Cru Bourgeois rankings released in February 2020, Jane Anson tasted a number of newly classified estates in this year's en primeur report, see her top-rated wines...
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Bordeaux first growths: How the 2000 vintage tastes nowJane Anson reports on how the vaunted 2000 vintage wines are looking today...
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Best Médoc & Haut-Médoc, Moulis & Listrac 2019 wines tasted en primeurAt the top level there are some deep and concentrated wines...
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Best St Estèphe 2019 wines tasted en primeurAn appellation that performed better overall than in 2018 with plenty of fresh and balanced wines...
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Best Pessac & Graves 2019 wines tasted en primeurMany impressive red and white wines to recommend says Jane Anson...
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Best Sauternes & Barsac 2019 wines tasted en primeurEn primeur samples showed concentration and balance....
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Regional profile: St-JulienThis Médoc commune is known and loved for the quality and consistency of its wines...
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Wine tourism projects: Laughing all the way to the Left BankBordeaux is beginning to project a more modern identity to woo visitors, one that recognises the importance of consumers, says Jane Anson. Two ambitious projects in the Médoc are leading the way…
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Tasting 10 years of Château Clarke: A Médoc success storyThere has been a 'step-change' in Château Clarke wines and fresh investment at this Rothschild-owned estate in Listrac-Médoc makes it one to watch, reports Jane Anson.
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Mango and Sauternes: Ch’ng Poh Tiong ColumnSauternes and mangoes - not so dissimilar
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St-Julien and Margaux: Muddying the watersBordeaux châteaux are at each other’s throats over the classification of their vines, with producers in Margaux and St-Julien refusing to give ground. By Margaret Rand ��
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Tasting Phélan Ségur: A gem in St-EstèpheTasting through every vintage of Phélan Ségur's wines back to 2010 shows an estate at the top of its game...
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Sauternes 2002 & 2003These two great recent vintages – the underrated elegant 2002 and the powerful, rich 2003 – have been somewhat overlooked. STEPHEN BROOK explains why
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Châteaux Medoc: Vital SignsThink you know the Medoc? The past decade has seen many crus classe raise their gamesignificantly, says Serena Sutcliffe MW, who shares her views on which properties have improved the most
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Red Graves: When to Drink
To drink or not to drink? Clive Coates MW runs through the vintages back to 1989 and gives his verdict on the red wines of Pessac-Léognan
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Médoc’s crus bourgeois: A Class of Their Own
