Having tasted the vintage, Max Lalondrelle, our highly regarded Buying Director, gives his view of Bordeaux 2015 – the like of which, in his 15 years of en primeur experience, he has never seen before. Prior to tasting the 2015 vintage, I’d anticipated it was going to be the best since 2010: that is now […]

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 […]

With his final epistle, Jonathan White emphasises the merchant’s role in assessing and advising on Bordeaux 2015, a vintage about which the team is undoubtedly excited. On Wednesday morning Christian Seely of Ch. Pichon Baron discussed with us the challenges of taking part in blind tastings and the difficulties faced when you are judging wines […]

At the end of the team’s third day of tasting Bordeaux 2015 en primeur, Jonathan White compares the vintage to the “greats” of the last 20 years, highlighting the freshness of the wines. This 2015 Bordeaux vintage isn’t easy to describe as a collective. We, the merchants, will have to be very selective when recommending […]