Page 4 - Bordeaux
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- April 26, 2016
End of an era: Robert Parker relinquishes Bordeaux Robert M. Parker Jr is to relinquish his tasting of Bordeaux to the British-born Neal Martin as of 1 May 2016, according to his PR agency. Martin will take full responsibility for coverage of the wines of Bordeaux, in both the Wine Advocate and at erobertparker.com. The […]
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- April 25, 2016
Bordeaux Cité du Vin auction offers Lafite 1945, lunch at Haut-Brion Many of Bordeaux’s most prestigious châteaux are offering a combination of exclusive tours, lunches and fine wines at a special charity auction to help raise funds for Bordeaux’s wine cultural museum, the Cité du Vin. Lunch at Haut-Brion, Lafite-Rothschild 1945, private tour of Angélus […]
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- April 21, 2016
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2006 BUY Recommendation Dear Friends and Clients, I have found a very special parcel of wine for you, this is something that is very exclusive. I don’t often get the opportunity to recommend this kind of wine to you. In fact, I am restricted to only 10 cases with this offer […]
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- April 20, 2016
Talking Trade: 8th – 14th April The Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 has maintained its upward momentum this week, reaching 284.05 on Thursday. This is its highest level since late March 2014. Trade by value and volume on the Exchange was also higher. There has been keen interest in Bordeaux 2013 now the vintage has started […]
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- April 20, 2016
“Perfect” Haut Brion performance According to Robert Parker, there are three recent Haut Brion vintages worthy of a ‘perfect’ 100-point score: the “exquisite” 2005, the “extraordinarily complex” 2009 and the “ethereal” 2010. Both the 2009 and 2010 were awarded 100 points in Parker’s first in-bottle reviews, while 2005 was initially scored 98 points in bottle […]
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- April 19, 2016
Chateaux Latour 2006 BUY Recommendation Dear Friends and Clients, I have found a very special parcel of wine for you, this is something that is very exclusive. I don’t often get the opportunity to recommend this kind of wine to you. In fact I am restricted to only 10 clients with this offer […]
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- April 13, 2016
Bordeaux 2015 vintage: How it compares to others Debate will no doubt continue to rage over just how good the Bordeaux 2015 vintage is after a week of wall to wall tasting. My early view is that 2015 is unquestionably great in parts and therefore far from homogenous. Certainly, stunning wines have been made and […]
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- April 12, 2016
Bordeaux 2015 ‘a great opportunity’, says Liv-ex Bordeaux en primeur buyers have lost money in five of the last eight campaigns and there is still too much wine gathering dust in merchant cellars, but Liv-ex analysts say the market is in better shape than a year ago. Bordeaux 2015represents a ‘great opportunity’ for the trade […]
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- April 12, 2016
Bordeaux 2015 en primeur: High hopes but nerves linger on price Excitement for the Bordeaux 2015 vintage is being tempered by early trepidation over possible release prices as en primeur tasting week begins in the region’s vineyards. Many châteaux are expecting extra visitors to taste the Bordeaux 2015 vintage en primeur, with American tasters in […]
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- April 10, 2016
China is again Bordeaux’s top export market, show the latest customs figures. But how has this happened? Terry Xu analyses the revival of a classic region in the Chinese market. I know—some wine lovers in China may frown upon this title, especially if they already knew that I have been a passionate supporter of Bordeaux. […]
