En Primeur
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Bordeaux 2023 En Primeur Day 1 and 2: Back with a bang!
After our cancelled, then delayed flight from Manchester, it was great to have a leisurely rise and stroll to the boulangerie to grab breakfast before our first appointment in Saint-Émilion with Anabelle Cruse Bardinet at Château Corbin. Anabelle talked us through the vintage and showed us her stunning 2023 offering, which was an excellent way to...
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Bordeaux 2023 En Primeur Preview: Our Annual Pilgrimage
Mesdames, messieurs… Bonjour! As you read this, we are currently en route to Manchester Airport for the next chapter of our annual Bordeaux pilgrimage and another intensive week of Châteaux visits with the Union des Grands Crus (UGC) to taste the 2023 vintage from barrel. Believe me, Bordeaux En Primeur is not for the faint-hearted; the days ...
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Bordeaux 2023 En Primeur Day 7: À bientôt, Bordeaux!
An early start this morning, yet the team were all packed up and on the road by 8.30am for our final day. En route and an hours journey back down to Sauternes to taste the 2021 Yquem (released in March this year) through the Bordeaux morning traffic on the Rocade and out into the countryside. Another English day in Bordeaux with sporadic ...
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Bordeaux 2023 En Primeur Day 6: Time to make up your mind
All in the car for 7.30am and we’re joined by new team member, Rachel, our educator extraordinaire at Bon Coeur who flew into Bordeaux last night, joining us for the last two days of the En Primeur marathon. First stop was D'Issan for breakfast at 8.30am, which is much easier to taste at this time in the morning as Margaux is more elegant and ...
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Bordeaux 2023 En Primeur Day 5: Hopping around the Left Bank
An early start for our first day on the Left Bank departing at 6.30am for our fifth day of tasting, with an 8am (7am GMT) appointment with Calon Ségur awaiting us. Heavy traffic on the Rocade meant we arrived with a minute to spare, and we had to forgo the customary Boulangerie stop in Pauillac. The team were not happy! Calon Ségur ...