Bordeaux 2011: price the 'single factor' of vintage
Bordeaux 2011: price the 'single factor' of vintage
Apr 5, 2012 6
(Decanter) - As the UK wine trade makes its way back from Bordeaux they are more preoccupied with price than at any time since the 2008 vintage.At this stage of the week there are points on which most agree. Few would argue that the vintage is not ‘mixed, to say the least,’ as Neil Sommerfelt MW of Jeroboams said. But, he added, ‘when they are good they are very good.’
Decanter's consultant editor Steven Spurrier has his reservations about certain wines and communes but his overall summing up is that the left bank has produced ‘a classic claret. They are straightforward, very good wines, perfectly expressive of their chateau.’
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