The en primeur campaign has picked up pace up with a slew of top estate releasing the 2022 vintage in the last few days, including a punchily-priced Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Château Palmer and Ausone.
On his return from Bordeaux, our Bordeaux correspondent, Colin Hay, reflects on the quality of this complex but ultimately exceptional vintage, the prevailing market conditions and the role of wine critics in the campaign to come.