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Report 74. Bordeaux Futures 2018: 625 scores
Scores out of 20 and 100 for 625 crus available, without comments Concerning Bordeaux 2018 red wines, a very heterogenous vintage, of high quality on specific terroirs and its differences with 2016. 4 growths obtained the maximum score of 20/20 - 100/100 From the flowering until the harvest in 2018, the vegetative cycle appears like the one of 2016. Firstly, there is... 03/04/2018
Bordeaux 2017 en primeur: first results
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
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Bordeaux red futures 2017 : the good surprises that I did not expect From Bordeaux I have followed the vegetal cycle live. This winter I tasted separate lots of twenty different wine estates, from the simplest to the most famous ones. A first assessment is essential: irregular results (there is no 2017 vintage but several ones) and no green taste has been noted. The presence of the latter would have been a sign of absence of ripeness, hard tannins and lean body. Today I have just finished two fabulous weeks, tasting more than 300 wines. Here are the results: ____________________________________ Interview with Jean-Marc Quarin ____________________________________CORKS FROM BOTTLES VS CORKS FROM MAGNUMS Corks from bottles From left to right: Léoville Barton 2010, La Croix de Gay 2009, Batailley 2004, Clos l'Eglise 2004, Cos d'Estournel 2000, Léoville Las Cases 1999, Grand Puy Lacoste 1995, Palmer 1995, Mouton Rothschild 1994, Angélus 1994, Pichon Lalande 1988, Haut Brion 1986  Corks from magnums???
From left to right: Haut Brion 1986, Pichon Lalande 1988, Angélus 1994, Mouton Rothschild 1994, Palmer 1995, Grand Puy Lacoste 1995, Cos d'Estournel 2000, Léoville Las Cases 1999, Batailley 2004, Clos L'Eglise 2004, La Croix de Gay 2009, Léoville Barton 2010 |
I AM PROUD TO SHARE THE ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN N°37 OF THE WORD OF FINE WINE REVIEWING LE GUIDE QUARIN. IN JUST A FEW WORDS TO SUMMARIZE THIS REVIEW: "HIS BOOK IS A TOUR DE FORCE(...) A TRIUMPH, NO LESS".____________________________________
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