The production figures for Bordeaux 2019 are now in. In the post below, Bordeaux grower, winemaker and writer Gavin Quinney (@GavinQuinney) looks at what the numbers tell us about the vintage. As a follow up to my ‘Bordeaux 2019 weather…

Vintage review Bordeaux 2010 is once again in the spotlight as critics dust off bottles to see how the wines are progressing 10 years on. The story of 2010 began the year prior, when Robert Parker claimed 2009 to…

“I have just had the pleasure of wallowing in the best Bordeaux vintage I will probably ever taste: 2016.” This is how Jancis Robinson opened her summary report on the annual Southwold-on-Thames tasting, this year of Bordeaux 2016. She…

“The 2017s are a testament to the consistency that Bordeaux now achieves, such that even unexceptional growing seasons or those affected by a late spring frost can bestow great wines at healthy volumes. And therein lies Bordeaux’s greatest asset…

Jamessuckling.com celebrates its ten-year anniversary this year. After 100,000 tasting notes and countless events, James Suckling has decided to mark the occasion by announcing three one-off awards that he feels defined the last 10 years of his wine journalism….

The week began with the news that Macron and Trump had come to an agreement over the Digitax/French Luxury goods tariffs; a decision on the issue would be delayed to the end of 2020. The question around a potential…

Trade maintained its vigour this week, as buyers took advantage of well-priced offers hitting the market. Not necessarily a sign of great confidence – the question of potentially new US tariffs still weighing heavily on sentiment – but the…

Trade rose this week, up by value and volume, as offices open, computers were dusted off and society switched back on. Bordeaux’s (60.3%) share of trade was led by good parcels of the 2009 vintage, followed by 2010 and…