2012 Bordeaux: Margaux
Margaux: the most difficult appellation on the left bank. Often the most inconsistent. With some jewels nonetheless. 2005 Ch. Margaux is one of the best youn...
Tag: Southwold
The Southwold Tasting – 2012 Bordeaux
The Great Claret Tasting at Southwold has become one of the highlights of my year. 250 odd wines from one vintage, in this year’s case 2012. 20 tasters, peopl...
Mission Control: the cream of 2010 Bordeaux
This is a long overdue part two of the Southwold tasting of the 2010 Bordeaux vintage. There is a part three though you are not advised to hold your breath wai...
The Great 2010 Claret Tasting at Southwold. Part One.
I’ve been trying to write about this for more than a month. And failing. It’s dawned on me why I’ve failed thus far: there’s too much to write about. So: bit...