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New Margaux 2015 Releases: Ch d’Issan £420 IB | Ch Brane-Cantenac £460 IB

This morning two of our favourite Margaux chateaux are out of the blocks. Margaux was one of the most successful appellations in 2015 and these both deserve a place in your cellar.

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Ch Smith Haut Lafitte 2015 | £625 IB | “Right up there with the best Left Bank reds”

A much quieter day from Bordeaux so just catching up on the last of yesterday’s important releases. Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte has released a monumental red in 2015 which confirms it as one of the Graves’ finest wines of the...

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Ch Beauregard Pomerol 2015 | “Best I have tasted from here” James Suckling, 94-95

Slightly obscured by today’s grander releases, we really loved Beauregard when tasting in Bordeaux and it was one of our value picks of the vintage.

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Chx Grand Puy Lacoste & Haut Batailley 2015 | Sheer brilliance from Francois-Xavier Borie

We look forward to tasting with Francois-Xavier Borie every year for the simple reason that he makes great wine. Year in year out he makes some of the most sought after wines in Pauillac, not necessarily the grandest, but certainly...

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Ch Leoville Poyferre £570 “captures all the best qualities of the vintage” | Ch Gruaud Larose £485 “Simply stunning”

No rest from Bordeaux today, in addition to the now sold out Rauzan Segla, a pair of highly prestigious St Julien estates have released two terrific wines today: Léoville Poyferré and Gruaud Larose.

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