st. Emilion
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- September 08, 2016
In brief: Thomas Sullivan buys 30 hectares including Château Gaby in AOC Fronsac, Château Moya in AOC Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux and Château du Parc in AOC St-Emilion Grand Cru Price not released but expected to be between €8 million and €12 million Thomas Sullivan, billionaire founder of Lumber Liquidators and Cabinets to Go […]
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- September 07, 2016
The industry benchmark – the Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 index – increased for the ninth consecutive month in August. It gained 2.9% to close on 276.83. It is now at its highest level since March 2013. The First Growths led the charge with the Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 Index closing on 317.38, up 3.1%. Wines […]
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- July 05, 2016
The Bordeaux 2015 en primeur campaign, now in its endgame, should turn out to be the most exciting and profitable for many years. It is certainly the most talked-about – and the most divisive. Last week saw a flurry of major releases: Cos d’Estournel ($135 per bottle ex-negoce), Margaux ($432), Angelus ($284), Pavie ($284), Haut-Brion […]
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- June 09, 2016
Another rash of releases this week has seen some of the biggest names of Bordeaux show their hands, as price rises continue to mark the 2015 en primeur campaign. Among the most significant Bordeaux en primeur rise has been Chateau Canon 2015 from St-Emilion, up 55% to €60 ex-Bordeaux from its 2014 price of […]
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- May 09, 2016
Neal Martin on Bordeaux 2015: “A narrow pyramid” Neal Martin’s Bordeaux 2015 report was released on The Wine Advocate this afternoon. Like many other reviewers, Martin suggests that 2015 is an “excellent” vintage in general – but currently lacks the across the board consistency of great vintages such as 2009 and 2010. In terms of […]
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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 08, 2016
First Taste of 2015 Bordeaux Full of Promise Critics and vignerons will argue for many months about whether 2015 is a great vintage or just a very good one, but it is certainly fascinating and unusual. Brisk acidity, crunchy, ripe fruit and powerful tannins are strands that run through the most successful wines. “It’s a […]
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- March 03, 2016
Ringing the Changes at Château Angélus After buying out her father, Stéphanie de Boüard promises changes at the illustrious estate. Iconic Saint-Émilion property Château Angélus will make gradual changes to its wine style over the next decade, according to its new sole owner Stéphanie de Boüard. The eighth generation of the family responsible for running […]
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- January 26, 2016
Bordeaux opens its doors to tourists Read more at https://www.meininger.de/en/wine-business-international/bordeaux-opens-its-doors-tourists When he was 20 years old back in 1999, Basile Tesseron of Château Lafon-Rochet, a classified growth in Saint-Estèphe, decided to leave: “Bordeaux was boring, conservative and unfashionable,” he said. Instead of taking over from his father, Michel Tesseron, he travelled across the US and […]
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- January 06, 2016
St Emilion dispute: Classification upheld, opponents vow to fight on Read more at /media/sureholdings/blog/misc/st-emilion-dispute-classification-upheld-opponents-vow-to-fight-on-286077 A Bordeaux tribunal has ruled that the new St Emilion classification is legal, but opponents promised that it will not be ‘the final word’ on the matter. St Emilion dispute latest: The Administrative Tribunal in Bordeaux overruled objections to […]
