Our trip across the Gironde to the Right Bank yesterday was extremely informative. We arrived in the beautiful town of St Emilion with the sun still beating down. Our first challenge was to drive up the hill on narrow single track road to Ch. Ausone (left). Ausone really has the most majestic position in St […]

Another glorious morning and we have left the vineyards of Margaux behind en route to St Emilion and Pomerol. Yesterday we finished the day’s tasting (13 chateaux) by relaxing on a terrace in the sun, a welcome cleansing ale in hand, reflecting on the wines. 2008 for us is all about value and our main […]

Monday was an interesting day in Bordeaux. There were ups and there were downs but fortunately for us the sun shone throughout to lighten our spirits. We headed to St Estephe, full of anticipation at the potential quality of the wines which lay ahead following last night’s positive tasting. With hindsight, St Estephe was not […]

It is a glorious sunny morning in Bordeaux and we are currently wending our way through St Julien, passing by Leoville-Las Cases and Latour as we head to our first appointment of the day at Ch. Montrose. Yesterday’s flight was packed full of the UK wine trade; the annual pilgrimage to Bordeaux had certainly started […]