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Returning to Bordeaux two weeks after the Union des Grands Cru tasting has given me a wonderful opportunity to restate the wines we have selected for our 2015 offer and one or two additional wines that warranted re-tasting.
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Bordeaux is a complex region and any attempt to describe it in a single word or phrase is inevitably reductive. In 2015 there are some absolutely wonderful wines, with the vintage’s hallmarks of succulently ripe yet pure fruit, fresh acidity...
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In any vintage where Merlot shines hopes are always high for the wines of Pessac-Leognan. Situated just to the south of the city of Bordeaux it has a unique micro-climate, a touch warmer with less cooling influence from the river,...
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It is a beautiful, sunny morning on the Gironde to lead us gently in to our third day of tastings, focusing on the 2015 Right Banks. Great for me as 5 of my top Bordeaux Chateaux reside on this bank....
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Today is the first day for half of the Goedhuis UGC team. I really need cheering up – Leicester are now 7 points clear of Spurs and England lost a dramatic final against the West Indies – surely 2015 Bordeaux...