March 2007
Posted: Mar 29, 2007 2:09pm ET
I would like to answer Daniel, Tom and others who have questioned me about the challenges encountered by Cos-d’Estournel with the 2006 vintage. The growing season was marked by unusual weather conditions in which the hand of man in the vineyards was more than ever fundamental.
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Posted: Mar 27, 2007 5:47pm ET
I thank you, the readers of this blog, for your many comments. I’ve gathered some of my responses together for your consideration. Many readers have complained about Bordeaux prices, especially with the 2005 vintage.
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Posted: Mar 26, 2007 10:40am ET
"Arrogance is exactly why people are fed up with the Bordelais such as yourself." This is the comment made by Peter in one of my Wine Spectator blogs. Perhaps. As a Frenchman, I am very happy to debate this.
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Posted: Mar 19, 2007 2:19pm ET
What is the en primeur system and what is its purpose? Many of you might find it hard to understand this 50-year-old system of selling wines in Bordeaux. After the second World War, most of the châteaus were very poorly run and very much underfinanced, and they struggled to pay their bills.
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Posted: Mar 16, 2007 5:47am ET
We are now seriously getting ready for the intense two weeks of tasting in Bordeaux. All around Bordeaux vineyards, tasters are rushing from one estate to the other and hoping not being caught by the French gendarmerie ! There are two ways the Bordeaux châteaus present their wines for the en primeur tastings.
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Posted: Mar 12, 2007 12:03pm ET
Wine Spectator has asked me to join them as a guest blogger, which is for me a real challenge. Indeed, a Frenchman from the northern Médoc contributing to an American media outlet should lead to an interesting situation … Nevertheless, I will try to play the "game.
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