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by Juel Mahoney, Our Woman in Pauillac
Sitting at a superb lunch with our Bordeaux negociant in St Julien talking about possible pricing for 2011 Bordeaux we had a glass of 2004 Phelan Segur. Not the best vintage in the world for Bordeaux, a four-square wine which does not shout over the conversation with fruit and oak madness. Yet …
By Juel Mahoney
The En Primeur season is about to start and Bibendum’s Fine Wine team will join the rest of the international wine trade to taste the Bordeaux 2011 vintage for a week….
Of The Greatest Wine Region In The World.
Yes, there is a tendency towards superlatives when it comes to Bordeaux.
The greatest, the best, the grandest. Bordeaux is a region of celebrity wines. Star-studded …
The 2010 Estate Rosé is a blend of a Reichensteiner, a white grape originally bred in Germany during the 1930’s, and Pinot Noir. This varietal blend has created an off-dry pale rosé, which has a nose packed full of rose petals and sweet berry fruit.
By Juel Mahoney
“HEADING BACK TO BORDEAUX NEXT WEEK TO TASTE 2011s – ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST IN THIS VINTAGE IF MY instincts are correct.” 14 March, Robert M Parker, Jr on twitter.
The collective gasp could be heard across the London Wine Trade.
One tweet from Robert Parker is like a bombshell just before the world’s wine trade trade heads off to Bordeaux to taste the 2011 vintage.
For better or …
By Rob Pickard
This week Bibendum took over Altitude 360 at London’s Millbank Tower for our Spring Tasting, Bibendum LDN. You may remember last autumn’s event, Bibendum W1, which took place in the West End’s Chandos House. Following the success of W1, the recipe for LDN was more of the same, with a day and evening session for our trade customers …
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