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Bordeaux En Primeur 2022 - Vintage preview

Bordeaux En Primeur 2022 - Vintage preview

Bordeaux En Primeur week is upon is in Europe and over the coming months the wines will be tasted, rated and released for sale. So how are things shaping up specifically in Bordeaux? Here follows a brief harvest report and some thoughts on what we might expect from Bordeaux in 2022.

Burgundy 2021 En Primeur

Burgundy 2021 En Primeur

This is certainly a vintage that will live long in the memories of the vignerons of Burgundy. Throughout the regions of France, the story of 2021 follows a familiar pattern. The word ‘atypical’ was often used to describe the vintage, and that is certainly true for Burgundy in the context of the past decade. 
Bordeaux En Primeur Spotlight: Haut-Médoc

Bordeaux En Primeur Spotlight: Haut-Médoc

Comprising just more than 4,500 hectares – and 28% of the Médoc vineyard area – the Haut-Médoc appellation d’origine controllée (AOC) is a genuine gem of the Left Bank. Stretching more than 50 kilometres from the north of Saint-Estèphe to the suburbs of Bordeaux, the area is home to five Cru Classé estates and a plethora of Cru Bourgeois. 
What is En Primeur?

What is En Primeur?

En Primeur is a long-established system in the French wine market. Essentially, it offers customers the opportunity to purchase/invest in a vintage before the wine is bottled. Although historically and most famously associated with Bordeaux, the system has also been replicated in Burgundy, the Rhône Valley, Port, and some other New World regions.
Bordeaux En Primeur Spotlight: Sauternes

Bordeaux En Primeur Spotlight: Sauternes

Sauternes is home to some of the finest, most unctuous, gourmand, and previously most sought-after wines in the world. In recent times, these wines have been somewhat overshadowed by the red wines of the region. The good news is that it has made them all the more affordable.
En Primeur report: Bordeaux 2021 and Burgundy 2020

En Primeur report: Bordeaux 2021 and Burgundy 2020

It is, of course, too early to give a definitive evaluation of the 2021 vintage in Bordeaux. We have yet to taste the wines En Primeur; however, read on for a review of the vintage conditions that producers encountered in both Bordeaux and Burgundy and an assessment of what we might expect. Would it be a good idea to have the line here “We’ll be sending several emails in the near future once we have tested the wines to give you the inside word on what they ...

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