Wine News

En-primeur Vs Secondary market analysis and Critics scores with notes.

Canon 2022 99-100 Wine Advocate
Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2022 99-100 Wine Advocate
Montrose 2022 99-100 Wine Advocate
Figeac 2022 98-100 Wine Advocate
Leoville Las Cases 2022 98-100 Wine Advocate
Troplong Mondot 2022 98-100 Wine Advocate
La Conseillante 2022 97-100 Wine Advocate
Latour 2022 97-100 Wine Advocate

- Bordeaux’s secondary market
- Bordeaux buying by region and country
- Bordeaux’s price performance

- James Suckling has published his Bordeaux 2022 scores and tasting notes.
- His nine top-scoring wines all received 99-100 points, with Chateau Cheval Blanc topping the list.
- Suckling called the vintage ‘astonishing’ and expects it to set a new benchmark for the region.

In the last week of April (24th - 27th) barrel samples will be tasted by merchants and critics from all over the world, and this happens every year. Once the wine is then bottled, it will be ready for shipment to customers at a later date.

French police are currently investigating an alleged break-in at Premier Grand Cru Classe A Chateau Pavie in Saint-Emilion. The break-in was reported on Friday 14th April, and it is stated that numerous cases of high end wine were stolen.