Over the years we have seen comparison sites and trading platforms proliferate over the internet. They are a useful tool and cover everything from insurance, electricity and gas, shopping and investments etc. In the past if you wanted to value your home, trade in your car or switch broadband providers you either trawled through the … Read more
Jacky Lorenzetti has acquired 50% of the Third Growth estate Chateau d’Issan in Margaux. Lorenzetti already owns Chateaux Lilian Ladouys (Saint Estephe) and Pédesclaux and Haut Milon (Pauillac). Lorenzetti has family ties in Gironde and made his fortune by selling the real estate group Foncia which he created in 1972. Passionate about rugby, he is also President of Racing Metro 92. Chateau d’Issan … Read more
Some wines call to us, they have such a profound appeal. They possess a certain something that marks them out. You can’t quite put your finger on it but it’s captivating. The discovery of a wine that charms you can leave you quite elated and you find yourself telling your friends and family ‘you’ve got … Read more
It rained all night and all day here in Bordeaux. Today I visited Chateau Malartic Lagraviere to taste the wines of the Pessac Leognan and Graves AOCs. Several wines were on show and having tasted all of them I am now convinced that 2013 will be a very good vintage for sweet Sauternes and the dry whites. … Read more
You’ll be happy to know that the weather currently in Bordeaux is what we normally experience in the UK, it’s persisting with rain and I am sat in my hotel room this evening looking out on a wet and soggy Bordeaux. Today I visited the length and breadth of the Left Bank, starting at Chateau Lafon … Read more
Day 2 started at the First Growth Chateau Haut Brion (Pessac Leognan) where we were offered 6 reds and 3 white wines from the estate. All the reds were around 13% abv and yet again showed the 2013 vintage’s characteristic lack of concentration in colour. However overall they presented quite elegantly compared to the wines … Read more
Not having read too much into the 2013 vintage before arriving in Bordeaux I started with a completely open mind. My conclusions at the end of the day are that it is not a vintage to get excited about. It’s a pleasant vintage producing very drinkable wines that will be drunk early but there is … Read more
The owner of First Growth Chateau Latour, Francois Pinault, has invested in Pomerol, its neighbouring AOC Lalande de Pomerol and Saint Emilion for the first time by gaining a 49% stake in the vineyards of Baron Guichard. The investment is big news in Bordeaux and a benchmark for Pomerol, which is home to some of the … Read more
Astonishingly the 2013 Bordeaux En Primeur Campaign has kicked off early this morning before anyone has had a chance to even taste the wine they are being offered to buy. Chateau Pontet Canet has been released at 60 euros. Surprisingly this is the same price as the 2012. The market was widely expecting to see … Read more
I thought it might be useful for those of you who are interested if I let you know my itinerary for the UGC Tastings for En Primeur 2013 in Bordeaux. It will give you an idea of what I am tasting and if you want to contact me for my opinions on the wine I’ll … Read more
