France Bordeaux Phelan SegurFrank Phelan

2011 Frank Phelan

Phelan Segur

Bordeaux / France

Red

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Armagnac: France's Best Kept Secret

If I say ‘brandy’ you’ll probably think of Cognac, but what about Armagnac? Both Cognac and Armagnac are brandies from different regions of France; however, Cognac was the luckier of the two brandy brothers and is subsequently the better known of the two. The town of Cognac, located in Charente, has always had well-established trade routes due to its location, ...

ON August 20, 2014

Looking south: Francisco Baettig’s cool-climate quest

Francisco Baettig – the man behind Errázuriz, Seña and Viñedo Chadwick – is without doubt Chile’s most celebrated winemaker. But 25 years into his career, he’s striking out to make wines under his own name. As the first wines are released, we caught up with him to find out about the exciting project While at the top end, Chile has ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON June 4, 2020

Château Cos d'Estournel: The singular gem of St. Estèphe

Ahead of next week's 2018 En Primeur release, we explore what makes St. Estèphe's Cos d’Estournel such an extraordinary estate... The last three vintages of Cos d’Estournel (2018, 2017, 2016) have shot the lights out in terms of critics’ scores. A hat-trick of potentially perfect wines, as judged by the Wine Advocate, is a rare accolade - even more ...

ON May 31, 2019

Bordeaux 2019 - En Primeur Update

The wine world should have descended on Bordeaux this week to taste the 2019 vintage from barrel and make their assessments, with the chateaux initially due to release the wines from mid-April onwards. However, it comes as no surprise, the biggest event of the fine wine year is currently on ice. While the Bordelais speculate on the en primeur ice thawing somewhere ...

BY FINE+RARE,

ON April 2, 2020

Bordeaux 2021: what the critics are saying

The world’s wine critics have been tasting and writing up notes for months, and are now offering their verdict on the 2021 vintage in Bordeaux. The year sees a handful of new publications and new names taking over – with Jane Anson and Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW having split from Decanter and Wine Advocate, respectively – meaning there will be even ...

BY FINE+RARE,

ON May 5, 2022