2015 Bordeaux
Far more complicated than the actual quality of any vintage is the perception of its quality. It’s not about whether it’s any good or not, it’s about whether or...
Tag: Southwold
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...
2013 Bordeaux
When I first started this drabble, I made a simple rule: no negativity. If I had nothing positive to say about something then I wouldn’t write about it. Which...
2010 Bordeaux
At the end of Summer 2010, Ed Milliband was elected leader of the Labour Party. A few weeks later, the harvest in Bordeaux was coming in. A harvest that many ...
2012 Bordeaux: the wines of the vintage
Vintages like 2012 – which is to say tricky ones – set the men from the boys apart. Sure, there are over-performers: Capbern-Gasqueton, Batailley, Lagrange, d’...