Southwold on Thames: 2014 Bordeaux from bottle
I’ve always thought the 2014 Bordeaux vintage to be a bit of a sleeper, by which I mean it’s a vintage that lies a little under the radar. It’s not a shouty vi...
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2014 Bordeaux – the Union des Grands Crus
The whole point of the UGC tasting this year was thrown out, missed, lost – everything – by the organisers. The whole point of the UGC tasting in London, the t...
2014 Bordeaux: notes (and scores)
A bit of a compromise here: there is very little gadgetry behind Vinolent so it’s a cut and paste job. The scores are what they are. I’d rather des...
2014 Duhart-Milon
2014 Duhart-Milon was released last week. Working on margins that make a wine merchant wonder why they didn’t work harder at school, it is offered in the UK at...
2014 Bordeaux: my top three
In spite of its failings – which are many – I love en-primeur. The excitement of a new wine. The birth, if you like, of wines that will develop into something...