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1968 Talbot

Talbot

Bordeaux / France

Red

Bts

0 Immediate | 12 Marketplace

£355.00

St Julien vs. Pauillac - Tasting in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour

Head of F+R Asia Ross Eva shares his notes from an evening spent sampling some of the very best Bordeaux, against the bright lights of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour... Working in the wine trade is not without perks. One of the best is that when a client asks you to help out with an event they’re hosting it usually means ...

ON October 9, 2015

2014 BORDEAUX SO FAR: THE CURATE'S EGG

This was always going to be a vintage about price. The quality was clear from the start, and there is clear consensus in the opinion that 2014 is the best vintage since 2010 (not that tricky) and arguably better than anything this century bar the blockbusters (2000, 2005, 2009 & 2010). What we didn’t know and, to a degree, still ...

ON May 8, 2015

2011 Bordeaux - Vintage Report

Our wines of the vintage with scores out of 20 points in brackets: Haut Brion Blanc Pessac(19) Mouton Rothschild Pauillac (18+) Pontet Canet Pauillac (18+) Margaux Margaux (18+) Eglise Clinet Pomerol (18+) La Conseillante Pomerol (18+) Domaine de Chevalier Blanc Pessac (18+) Ducru Beaucaillou St Julien (18+) Lafleur Pomerol (18+) Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol (18) Leoville Lascases St Julien (18) ...

BY FINE+RARE,

ON April 11, 2012

2014: THE F+R PICKS. DUCRU-BEAUCAILLOU

Along with Leoville Lascases, Ducru-Beaucaillou is arguably the best wine of St Julien, producing wines that can often match the first growths in terms of quality, and doing so with some panache. Bruno Borie has performed wonders here since 2003. The vineyard area has been roughly halved – only the best plots, those that surround the chateau, are used for ...

ON May 2, 2015

FINE+RARE Quarterly Report: 2014 Q2

The second quarter of 2013 hardly started with a bang. Bordeaux 2013 was the third vintage in a row to be met by negativity from critics, merchants and customers. Those that have tasted the 2013s will attest to some attractive and easy wines being made, though prices for many were simply incorrect and there was little interest in the vintage. ...

ON July 16, 2014