Bordeaux

Bordeaux 2023 market analysis: Subdued reaction to Cos d’Estournel’s 38% cut

Cool reaction to new releases...

Bordeaux 2023 market analysis: Ausone and Ducru-Beaucaillou up the release tempo

Two highly-rated estates release their 2023 wines...

Reimagining Yquem: US 'Lighthouses' showcase Château d’Yquem’s new 2020 release

Marking the launch of the new vintage...

Bordeaux 2021 En Primeur: first impressions

A first look at what to expect from the Bordeaux 2021 vintage...

Anson: How the 1990 Bordeaux first growths taste now

Jane Anson reports on a celebrated vintage three decades on...

Anson: Tasting the celebrated Sauternes 2001 vintage

Jane Anson tastes a vaunted sweet wine vintage in Bordeaux at 20 years old...

Anson: How the 1985 Bordeaux first growths taste now

Jane Anson reports on a rare tasting of the 1985 first growths side-by-side...

Anson: L’Eglise Clinet moves into the future

Jane Anson meets the next generation of the Durantou family, and tastes the 2018 wines...

Anson: The brilliance of 1996 Pauillac wines

How the wines taste now, and why it was a special vintage...

Top scoring 2018 Bordeaux dry whites: Re-tasted in the bottle

Bordeaux 2018 wines in bottle: Best-value wines under £20/$28

There's value to be found in the Bordeaux 2018 vintage

Best 2018 Bordeaux second wines: Re-tasted in the bottle

All scored 93 points or more when tasted in bottle.

Top Sauternes & Barsac 2018 wines: Re-tasted in the bottle

2018 was a concentrated and powerful year, where patience was key due to the late onset of the botrytis, says Anson.

Anson: Where are the diverse voices in Bordeaux wine?

Jane Anson shines a light on Bordeaux diversity...

Top Pomerol 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

There's lots of rich fruits and welcoming tannins in the 2018 Pomerols, finds Jane Anson

Top St-Emilion 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

The 2018s definitely rival the 2015s and 2016s in St-Emilion, says Anson

Top Pessac-Léognan & Graves 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

Top Médoc 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

Top Margaux 2018 wines: Re-tasted in the bottle

Hot weather posed challenges but there are brilliant wines here, says Jane Anson...

Top St-Julien 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

The 2018 wines are 'consistently impressive' in St-Julien, reports Jane Anson...

Top St-Estèphe 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

There is lots to enjoy, but look out for atypical flavours in some wines, says Jane Anson...

Top Pauillac 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

See Jane Anson's scores and tasting notes for the top names, and two under-the-radar value picks...

Top Bordeaux 2018 wines in bottle: Right Bank report

See Jane Anson's top scorers and read her full tasting notes...

Top Bordeaux 2018 wines in the bottle: Left Bank report

Read full tasting notes and see how the vintage is shaping up in the bottle...

Bordeaux 2018 in bottle: full overview plus top scoring wines

Jane Anson says it is a highly successful vintage with notable highpoints...

Jane Anson: My top 10 fine wines of 2020

Petrus 1998 sits alongside fascinating wines from around the world on Jane Anson's 2020 list...

Best of Bordeaux: Top 20 wines of DWWA 2020

'Overall, it’s a very exciting year for Bordeaux' says DWWA Co-Chair Andrew Jefford. Discover which wines excited most - the 95+ point wines from the 2020 Decanter World Wine Awards....

Anson: Living through wartime Bordeaux

Jane Anson uses interviews and memoirs to report on life in Bordeaux during World War II...

Best Cru Bourgeois 2019 wines tasted en primeur

Margaux vertical: Tasting 11 years of Château Cantenac Brown

It's an exciting time for this historic third growth estate in Bordeaux...