Matching "Pauillac" Tag

While I am never quite sure of the meaning intended by the use of words such as "great" and "classic" when applied to wines and vintages, the following have, between them, garnered glowing reports in the press and include some 100-pointers among the list:2009 Château Pichon Longueville au Baro…

Caspar spent a week in Bordeaux in early April tasting as many young Bordeaux wines - red white and sweet - as he could get his hands on. The results can be found in his tasting notes below, with a separate page for each commune:St EstèphePauillacSt JulienMargauxOther MédocPessac-L&eac…

The day rose, quite literally, as fog smothered the Médoc this morning and it was only when the sun started to burn it away that the chateaux and, finally, vineyards, became visible, lifting like a soufflé out of the vapours. My arrival at Ducru was timely and my decision to stop …

The Lindley Hall, Royal Horticultural Halls, VictoriaThe Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux are a pretty active bunch and, among their many activities, they like to give those in the trade a thorough look at the newly bottled vintage at about this time every year. This year was the turn of 2014: a mo…