Paul Smith, our Financial Director, has again had the chance to visit Bordeaux to discover new wines, chateaux and meet its wine makers. This is the third in this series of blogs about his trip and his discoveries . . . NOTES & TIPS ON THE MERLOT BASED CLARETS: THE SAINT EMILIONSDuring my visit to Chateau … Read more
Paul Smith, our Financial Director, has again had the chance to visit Bordeaux to discover new wines, chateaux and meet its winemakers. This is the second in this series of blogs about his trip and his discoveries . . . We focused on Crus & Domaines Right Bank chateaux, featuring Merlot in all its glory, and … Read more
Paul Smith, our Financial Director, has been on a mission in Bordeaux to discover new wines, chateaux and wine makers. This is thesixth in a series of blogs about his trip and his discoveries. The whole town is a UNESCO World Heritage site and sits perched high up on a limestone rock in the shape … Read more
Paul Smith, our Financial Director, has been on a mission in Bordeaux to discover new wines, chateaux and wine makers. This is the fourth in a series of blogs about his trip and his discoveries. Bordeaux is home to some great wine making dynasties and you’ll find that their members are spread out across the … Read more
Paul Smith, our Financial Director, has been on a mission in Bordeaux to discover new wines, chateaux and wine makers. This is the first in a series of blogs about his trip and his discoveries. Bordeaux, for me, holds many an untapped gem and when I was given the opportunity to join a trade delegation … Read more
Paul Smith, our Financial Director, has been on a mission in Bordeaux to discover new wines, chateaux and wine makers. This is the third in a series of blogs about his trip and his discoveries. Bordeaux is full of fairytales in more ways than one. There are ‘Cinderella’ chateaux that rise from neglected obscurity to … Read more
Paul Smith, our Financial Director, has been on a mission in Bordeaux to discover new wines, chateaux and wine makers. This is the second in a series of blogs about his trip and his discoveries. Thanks to our weather vineyards are now a rarity but France is a different matter. Over there vineyards and wine … Read more
Bordeaux has a vast network of connected wine making families; some of whom have histories stretching back centuries. It pays to know who’s who as you can often find wonderful wines from the extended families of renowned wine makers, top chateaux owners and negotiants (Bordeaux wine merchants) at a lesser price than their more well … Read more
Decanter has reported that the sale of Chateau Le Thil Comte Clary in Martillac, Pessac Leognan was finalised at the end of August. The chateau was sold by Baron Gerard de Laitre to Daniel and Florence Cathiard of Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte who have acquired the chateau, park and 11.6 hectares (28.6 acres) of the vineyard. Patrice Pichet, owner of Chateau … Read more
