04/08/2014
BORDEAUX 2013 : THE OUTCOME
- Good to very good sweet whites
- An average to good vintage for the dry whites
- A very uneven vintage for the reds, ranging from humble to good with a quite unique taste profile; some very good wines and fine accomplishments at this or that estate rather than from whole appellations, due to large proportions of Cabernet in the blends or to clayey soils, when the Merlot did well. And of course, a lot of hard work from the winegrowers and very strict selection when making the first wines.
- 2013 is a vintage to drink young in less than 10 years, except for large formats
- Production yields were low
- Prices should go down even if the vintage was expensive to produce
- An average to good vintage for the dry whites
- A very uneven vintage for the reds, ranging from humble to good with a quite unique taste profile; some very good wines and fine accomplishments at this or that estate rather than from whole appellations, due to large proportions of Cabernet in the blends or to clayey soils, when the Merlot did well. And of course, a lot of hard work from the winegrowers and very strict selection when making the first wines.
- 2013 is a vintage to drink young in less than 10 years, except for large formats
- Production yields were low
- Prices should go down even if the vintage was expensive to produce
