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En Primeur Bordeaux 2009
 
The 2009 vintage has all the hallmarks of a classic. Indeed, during a visit in December 2009, proprietors and winemakers were describing it to us as one of the all time greats. Alexandre Thienpont at Vieux Chateau Certan (not a man famous for hyperbole) described it as "having the power of 2005 and the complexity of 2000". Didier Cuvelier at Leoville Poyferre and his winemaker Michel Rolland are even more bold "2009 is like 1982 plus!" they said. Even the older statesmen of the region are excited; Jean Bernard Delmas, veteran of over 40 vintages at Haut Brion and now boss of Montrose was talking about 2009 in the same breath and 1961.

The conditions during the warm dry summer were perfect across the whole region and the result is one the healthiest crops ever seen by proprietors. Jean Guillaume Prats at Cos d'Estournel told us that normally you can tell by eye when grapes are completely ripe because you see the first signs of Botrytis in the vineyard; in 2009 there was none. He said the grapes were so mature that if you touched the bunches the grapes dropped off. Bruno Borie at Ducru Beaucaillou agrees, describing elevated levels of all measurable components (tannin, alcohol, phenols etc etc). He also said that the grape bunches were so perfect that they looked like hand-drawn diagrams from text books. The only danger it seems in this vintage is the length and methods of extraction, many winemakers did as little as possible to ensure the wines remained elegant and fresh.

The good news is that the crop is quite large (except at Pontet Canet who continues to practice their singular biodynamic approach) however there is sure to be enormous demand for this vintage and we would encourage customers to let us have their wish lists are early as possible.
 
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