On Thursday, May 28, James had an Zoom tasting session with Philippe Bascaules of Chateau Margaux. He was sent the samples direct from Bordeaux and tasted them in his wine bar James Suckling Wine Central in Hong Kong. James was impressed with the structure, balance, and depth of fruit of the Chateau Margaux 2019. After tasting 800 wines, the vintage is proving to be an outstanding one. Watch the video to see James taste the wines and hear Bascaules give his thoughts on the 2019 and how it compares to other vintages.
This is part of an extensive en primeur tasting campaign being conducted by James, which has already covered 850 wines, with about 200 more to come. The reports are listed below:
Bordeaux en primeur first report: A potentially challenging vintage
Bordeaux en primeur second report: 850 notes and scores
Pricing report: Pontet-Canet’s decision to slash its prices
All our Bordeaux en primeur Zoom tastings:
[VIDEO] ZOOM TASTING WITH CHRISTIAN SEELY OF AXA MILLESIMES
[VIDEO] ZOOM TASTING WITH PIERRE GRAFFEUILLE OF LEOVILLE LAS CASES
[VIDEO] TASTING CHATEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 2019 – PHILIPPE DHALLUIN & PHILIPPE SEREYS DE ROTHSCHILD
[VIDEO] ZOOM TASTING SESSION WITH VERONIQUE SANDERS OF CHATEAU HAUT-BAILLY
[VIDEO] TASTING 2019 CHATEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD WITH ERIC KOHLER
[VIDEO] IN CONVERSATION WITH EMMANUEL CRUSE: COMMENTS ON BLENDING 2019 BORDEAUX
[VIDEO] IN CONVERSATION WITH HUBERT DE BOÜARD – DISCUSSING BORDEAUX 2019 & PRICING
[VIDEO] ZOOM TASTING BORDEAUX 2019 EN PRIMEUR WITH CHÂTEAU CROIX DE LABRIE
