Tag: bordeaux 2018

Bordeaux 2018: rich, ripe and absolutely fabulous

This week our team is out in Bordeaux, visiting the region’s most famous châteaux to taste the 2018 wines en primeur. Our Wine Director Mark Pardoe MW reports on a day of tasting that has proven the vintage’s potential

Bordeaux 2018: promise and potential

Next week, our team will be touching down in Bordeaux to taste the new vintage en primeur. Our man-on-the-ground and Wine Director Mark Pardoe MW considers the challenges of the 2018 growing season, and his expectations for a week of tasting the fruit of this ripe vintage