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The latest happenings in Bordeaux wine, from wine writer and Bordeaux resident Jane Anson. Follow me on Twitter @newbordeaux or my news stories from Bordeaux on www.decanter.com



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Bordeaux In The News
My decanter.com stories on Bordeaux (plus a few other news stories that I have put specifically on the site):

Latour most expensive of the First Growths
Haut Brion releases

Prince Albert chooses Provence wine as gifts at wedding

New wineries for Cheval Blanc and Clerc Milon
Mission Haut Brion at same price as Firsts

Domaine Clarence Dillon buys Ch Tertre Daugay

St Emilion classification gets go-ahead

Rauzan Segla owners buys 2nd St Emilion estate

First Growth-only store to open in Taipei

Price flood 'kiss of death' for small properties

Thomas Do-Chi-Nam appointed at Chateau Margaux

Bdx 2010: floodgates to open?
Pascal Ribereau-Gayon dies

'Slowest en primeur campaign'

Bordeaux Guggenheim unveiled
Jade Jagger designs Croix de Beaucaillou label

Beychevelle and Cantemerle release
2010 Prices Finally Get Underway

St Emilion Classification still not approved
Pilotless drones to monitor vines


Highlights / Top Offers

Wine of the Week

Chateau du Tertre, Margaux 1998
 
RECENT ADDITIONS

What's On 2011

2010 Vintage notes
Wines to Try: Icon Whites
Profile: Chateau Cos d'Estournel
Profile: Chateau Belgrave
Profile: Chateau Rauzan Segla
Profiles: Grand Corbin Despagne
Profiles: Chateau la Pointe

Innovations: Bordeaux in Photos
Profile: Chateau Pavie
Profile: Haut Bailly
Rose wines updated
Michelin-starred restaurants in Bordeaux
Migrant Workers in the Vineyard
Profile: Jean Christophe Mau

Key Dates...
VinExpo Bordeaux 19-20-21-23 June 2011
 
Bordeaux 2010:

Latest Release Prices
 

Tasting Notes from the Primeurs

Pomerol

Saint Emilion
Pauillac, St Estephe, St Julien

Margaux

Cru Bourgeois

Pessac Leognan

Cercle de Rive Droite

Sauternes

How did the vintage shape up?


Bordeaux and China
A look at the impact China is having not only on wine prices, but also the structure of the Bordeaux marketplace.
 

The Fallout of 2009 Pricing
As we watch the 2010 en primeur releases, what were the effects of the huge price rises introduced last year?


The First Growths
From a joint masterclass in London, to shared technical research, the five most famous estates in Bordeaux have a history of working together.
 

Les Bannis de Pomerol

A new law requiring all Pomerol estates to vinify in the appellation by 2018 is ruffling feathers.

 
Private Dining in Bordeaux Chateaux
More and more properties are offering visitors the chance to have a private chef and take over the chateau for a few hours.


Profile: Mouton Cadet
The world's oldest branded wine, but is it relevant any more?
 

Le Pin
A profile of the legendary Pomerol estate
 
Eric and Jacques Boissenot
Father and son partnership; wine consultants to four out of the five First Growths...
 
Chateau Ausone
Currently the highest priced wine in Bordeaux, what makes this so sought after?
 
Cult White Wines
From Aile d'Argent to Laville Haut Brion, the icon whites of Bordeaux.


Kina Lillet
This classic Bordelais aperitif was an essential ingredient in Ian Fleming's Casino Royale martini....

 
Jean Charles Cazes
A profile of the new director of Chateau Lynch Bages, fifth classified growth in Pauillac.