Exports of Bordeaux wines in 2009 declined “catastrophically”, says Alain Vironneau, president of the Conseil interprofessionnel des vins de Bordeaux (CIVB). Exports of Bordeaux wines fell globally by fourteen percent in volume and 23 percent in value. In the last three months of 2009 there was a slight growth, but not enough to make good the losses. Bordeaux in 2009 > Read more …
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Wine producers in Bordeaux are optimistic about the quality of the harvest in 2009. Comparisons are made with 2005, one of the best vintages in recent decades. After the hot summer everything is well on its way to a perfect Bordeaux harvest. In May and early June the weather was not quite ideal, but from mid June to today Bordeaux > Read more …
The eleventh edition of the Megavino wine fair in Brussels is dedicated to the wines from Bordeaux. The fair takes place in Brussels Expo from 16 to 19 October 2009. In a stand of 150m2, the Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) proposes a selection of 100 different wines from Bordeaux, each between 4 and 15 euros, which were > Read more …
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Jean-François Moueix, owner of the prestigious Chateau Petrus of Pomerol and the important Bordeaux négociant Duclot, says in an interview with Le Nouvelle Observateur that the crisis puts the “en primeur’ campaign for 2008 in Bordeaux at risk. The prices of the great Bordeaux wines are under increasing pressure. A Belgian merchant told us this week that he is constantly > Read more …
2005 Château de Carlmagnus – France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Fronsac (5/16/2008) Expressive nose, modern palate. Black berries, black coffee, spices and herbs, sweet tannins, refreshing acidity, good balance. Very good wine and a great qpr. Accessible now, probably better in a few years. Might merit a higher score. (from 375 ml) (90 pts.) Posted from CellarTracker
2005 Château Lalande-Borie – France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien (5/18/2008) (right after opening) Red berries, fruit coulis on the somewhat lactic but enjoyable nose. Red fruit, black coffee, refreshing acidity and a fair amount of spicy tannins on the palate. The fruit remains on the background, the structure dominates. (24 hrs later, mostly kept in the fridge): The fruit is > Read more …
Robert Parker, nog steeds ‘s wereld meest invloedrijke wijncriticus, zeker voor wat betreft Bordeaux, is vernietigend over de kwaliteit van het oogstjaar 2007 in Bordaux. Parker publiceerde in de jongste editie van The Wine Advocate alleen puntenscores voor Bordeaux 2007 en vond het niet de moeite gedetailleerde besprekingen per wijn te publiceren. Slechts twee wijnen scoren potentieel 100 punten en > Read more …
Vinotopia Nieuwsbrief 10/04/2008 Nieuwe proefnota’s op Vinotopia: 7/03/2008 Bordeaux 1982 in Gent Met een aantal wijnliefhebbers afgesproken om een Haut-Médoc 1982 degustatie op te zetten, met daarbij zeker de toppers. Wel, het werd zoals men mag hopen een prachtige proeverij. De wijn van de avond voor mij was de Mouton-Rotschild 1982, de tweede wijn die ik ooit 101 punten wou > Read more …
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