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The opportunity to taste blind 170 wines of any vintage from the greatest estates in Bordeaux over the course of two days is something very special indeed. Even more so when such an acclaimed vintage as 2009 comes along.
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Ch Ducru Beaucaillou has always had a special place in my affections. When I was sent to Bordeaux as a callow youth, it was Ronald Barton and Jean-Eugene Borie who were not only incredibly kind to me, but can also...
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At a client tasting last night there was one wine that stood out amongst many of its more prestigious Left Bank neighbours, Chateau Lanessan 2009. Serving this blind I asked guests for price predictions, results were £35-40 a bottle.
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Re-tasting several Bordeaux 2009s last month we were again impressed by the quality of this relatively unknown St Estephe chateau. Ch Cos Labory 2009 (situated across the road from Ch Cos d’Estournel)
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Karim Nasser came into the office yesterday to present a vertical of Ch Malartic Lagravière to the Goedhuis team, a fabulous tasting spanning from 2010 to 2003 for the red wines and 2010 to 2007 for the whites.