Next in our series of Bordeaux 2022 En Primeur vintage reports: Pomerol. Our team has visited each of the commune’s leading estates, meeting the winemakers and tasting from barrel. At its best, the appellation has achieved “a pleasing consistency”, says Mark Pardoe MW. Here, our Wine Director tells us more. Pomerol 2022 in a nutshell: […]

Ronan Laborde was in his early twenties when he took charge of Château Clinet. Almost 20 years later, he and his partner, Monique Bailly, run this Pomerol jewel. We meet them at their home-away-from-home to find out more. It’s a blustery Friday morning in March when we pull up outside. For a high-profile wine estate, […]

It’s the En Primeur tasting week in Bordeaux. Mark Pardoe MW and our team have just spent a day in St Emilion and Pomerol, tasting the 2021 vintage at no less than 15 top estates. Here, our Wine Director reports on the Right Bank. The weather forecast for this week was not promising. Grey clouds […]

It is widely grown around the world, and its wines range from the simple and juicy to the sublime and ethereal. But Merlot reaches its zenith on Bordeaux’s Right Bank, says Mark Pardoe MW. It would probably be faster to list the wine-producing countries where Merlot is not grown. This is a ubiquitous grape variety, […]