On to the Right Bank
Jean-Luc Thunevin and Stéphane Derenoncourt helped shape today’s Bordeaux; their legacies are enduring
Bordeaux Barrel Tastings 2025
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Bordeaux 2025 Futures Pricing and Analysis: Cheval Blanc and Others Start the Campaign
The latest vintage offers promising quality but tiny quantities; will wineries hold the pricing line?
Château Cantemerle’s Haut-Médoc Charm
With a new cellar, the distinguished fifth-growth offers character, ageability and excellent value
Strength in St.-Julien: Châteaus Talbot and Lagrange
More promising first tastes of the 2025 vintage—plus, back to St.-Estèphe and Pauillac for a look at Châteaus Meyney and …
Time for Pauillac: Châteaus Pichon Baron, Lynch Bages and Grand-Puy-Lacoste
My next stop in the Médoc hints that 2025 will offer tremendous quality at small quantity
Starting Out Strong in St.-Estèphe
The young 2025 wines from Cos d’Estournel, Cos Labory and Château Tronquoy all show how Bordeaux is evolving
Bordeaux’s 2025 Vintage: Time to Explore
Over the coming weeks, longtime Bordeaux taster James Molesworth will be visiting top châteaus and sharing his impressions …
Bordeaux: The ABCs of En Primeur
What are the pros and cons of buying wine futures? Should you pay up front for wine that hasn’t been bottled yet?