2006 Laforge

Laforge

Bordeaux / France

Red

12x75cl	-	0 Immediate \| 8 Marketplace		£411.00
24x37.5cl	-	0 Immediate \| 2 Marketplace		£421.00

Class act: Saint-Emilion

Saint-Emilion’s classification is in crisis – embroiled in court cases and controversy. But why? And does it matter? Sophie Thorpe investigates Saint-Emilion has been hitting the headlines. And not in the way it would like to. In July, just after the region’s châteaux submitted applications for the 2022 classification, two of the region’s four Premier Cru Classé A estates – ...

BY Sophie Thorpe,

ON September 23, 2021

Château Ausone: The Ethereal Estate of Saint-Émilion

Visiting Chateau Ausone during En Primeur Week, we were fortunate enough to spend some time with owner Alain Vauthier and his son Edouard (who has grown up working at the Chateau) to discuss the changes afoot at Saint-Emilion’s most prestigious address. Chateau Ausone has, without question, been producing some of the finest wines in the world for many decades, but ...

ON April 12, 2019

Burgundy 2015 En Primeur: Early Opinions

Find out what the critics are saying about Burgundy 2015 En Primeur and what the knock-on effects of 2016's poor weather are likely to be... Burgundy 2015 Vintage Early opinions suggest that 2015 Burgundy will be something very special with some critics comparing it to the 2005 vintage that Wine Advocate classed as "extraordinary" for reds... “Low yields and warm ...

ON September 29, 2016

The 2007 Red Burgundies

A couple of times a year, a group of a dozen or so of very knowledgeable and very experienced tasters get together to open, taste and share some Burgundy. Serious Burgundy. It’s an opportunity to discuss a vintage or two with like-minded connoisseurs and, of course, to enjoy food, wine and generally wine-related discourse. It is a group that I ...

ON May 20, 2015

2018 Bordeaux En Primeur: The Week in Review #6

Following the UK bank holiday on Monday we came back to three compelling releases on Tuesday. Troplong Mondot was released at well below the price of the excellent 2016 vintage, at a very reasonable £459 per 6. The stylistic choices the Chateau made in the 2018 vintage to focus on purity of fruit and freshness produced a stunning wine that ...

ON May 31, 2019