En Primeur
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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 sun and ...
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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 ...
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Bordeaux 2023 En Primeur Day 4: Cracking the Cab Franc Code
Early start on a crisp morning as we charged through Bordeaux rush hour for our first stop of the day at Canon La Gaffelière in Saint-Émilion, in the presence of Stephan Von Neipperg, a promising start with Clos Marsalette shining through. Quick hop to Canon as we asked ourselves will it be firing today? We were not disappointed, and it ...
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Bordeaux 2023 En Primeur Day 3: Rocking around the Right Bank
First was the UGC (Union des Grands Crus) tasting at Hangar 14 on Quai des Chartrons, which gives you a good overview of the vintage with over 150 producers representing all the appellations from Domaine Chevalier in Pessac to Poujeaux in Moulis. An hour and a half time limit allowed the team to get in tune with the vintage before we headed to the ...