Bordeaux 2019 En Primeur

Tasting reports, Zoom video interviews and analysis of the 2019 vintage from Bordeaux.

Bordeaux 2019 En Primeur

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[Video] Zoom tasting session with Philippe Bascaules of Chateau Margaux

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

James tastes Chateau Margaux 2019 with Managing Director Philippe Bascaules over Zoom. See highlights of the tasting session here.

[Video] Zoom tasting with Christian Seely of Axa Millesimes

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

James tastes the Pichon Baron and Suduiraut 2019s with Christian Seely and hears how the vintage fared for Sauterne.

[Video] Zoom tasting session with Bruno Borie and Pascale Vonderheyden of Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Watch highlights of a Zoom Bordeaux 2019 tasting session James did with Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou.

Pontet-Canet starts Bordeaux 2019 campaign cutting price a third; plus Top 20 wines

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Pontet-Canet is the first classified growth to show its hand over Bordeaux 2019 en primeur prices, cutting them significantly.

[Video] Tasting Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2019 with Philippe Dhalluin and Philippe Sereys de Rothschild

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

James tastes the 2019 Mouton Rothschild wines with Philippe Sereys de Rothschild and Philippe Dhalluin - see the videos and wine notes here.

[Video] Zoom tasting session with Veronique Sanders of Chateau Haut-Bailly

Friday, May 22, 2020

See why Veronique Sanders, managing director of Chateau Haut-Bailly, thinks there should be a Bordeaux en primeurs campaign. James spoke to her over Zoom while tasting their sensational 2019 wine.

[Video] Tasting 2019 Chateau Lafite Rothschild with Eric Kohler

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

James talks to Eric Kohler at Chateau Lafite Rothschild while tasting their 2019 vintage, and discovers a potentially classic wine.

Bordeaux 2019: A Potentially Difficult Debut

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

The quality of the Bordeaux 2019 en primeur samples is outstanding – but will people buy in these difficult times? Our report after tasting 450 barrel samples.

[Video] In conversation with Emmanuel Cruse: Comments on blending 2019 Bordeaux

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

One of the smartest winemakers in the Medoc describes his work on the 2019 vintage, and how it compares to previous vintages.