Continuing north up the Gironde db's Bordeaux correspondent Colin Hay reaches Pauillac in his appellation-by-appellation guide to Bordeaux 2023. Here he finds an impressively homogeneous collection of wines, despite the challenging vintage, listing his stand out wines of the appellation.
In the third of a series of articles on the monocépage wines of the Bordeaux region, db's Bordeaux correspondent Colin Hay explores the most aromatically expressive of all Bordeaux varietals, Cabernet Franc.
Continuing his journey down the Gironde, Bordeaux correspondent Colin Hay's appellation tour stops in Pauillac, to find it has fared well in 2022. Unlike in 2021, it is perhaps one of the most homogeneous appellations of the vintage, he reports.
The 2022 vintage in Pauillac has fared very well indeed, doing so at all class and price points, Bordeaux correspondent Colin Hay reports. Here he gives his full tasting notes.
Our Bordeaux correspondent Colin Hay continues his en primeur journey to St Julien, where he finds truly excellent wines and a region that is remarkably homogeneous. Here are his full tasting notes.Our Bordeaux correspondent Colin Hay continues his en primeur journey to St Julien, where he finds truly excellent wines and a region that is remarkably homogeneous. Here are his full tasting notes.