Looking beyond the wines that ticked boxes and scored the highest, here we present the wines from Bordeaux 2015 that really set our team’s hearts aflutter, and whose prices we hope will do the same. Ch. Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Léognan – 17.5/20 The nose here is as seductive as ever. With refined, creamy black cherry and redcurrant […]

As the Bordeaux 2015 campaign begins, our Head Chef Stewart Turner offers a classic Bordelais recipe for canelés while Richard Veal suggests appropriate accompaniments. On the table: These little cakes are as much a part of Bordeaux as its wines, and have been in and out of fashion probably as often.  A cake with a rich […]

What is a Cru Classé – a Classed Growth? Why do parts of Bordeaux have a rigid pecking-order, and others not? In an extract from our Wine School’s introductory book Exploring & Tasting Wine, Martin Hudson MW explains. In 1855 the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce drew up a new classification of the red wines of […]

As we await the release of the wines, along with their all-important pricing, we present our pick of Bordeaux’s 2015 crop. Here you will find the 10 top-scoring wines as chosen by our team of experts. Pétrus, Pomerol – 19/20 Quite restrained on the nose, this wine is so opulent on the palate. Expressive, seductive black […]