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Cellar Favorite: 2022 Yquem
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux
, Mar 2025
Head Winemaker Lorenzo Pasquini flew to the UK to present the latest vintage of Château Yquem. Meeting in central London, Italian-born Pasquini gave me the background on the 2022.
Intellect & Senses: Bordeaux With Time
France: Bordeaux featured Verticals and Retrospectives, France: Bordeaux Verticals and Retrospectives featured, featured
, Mar 2025
This article rounds up a treasure trove of claret stretching back over a century, including bona fide legends. But are consumers losing an appreciation for Bordeaux that has been shaped by time?
Cellar Favorite: Château Latour 2025 Late Releases
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux
, Feb 2025
Following Antonio Galloni’s take on this year’s late releases from Château Latour (the First Growth having exited the customary primeur campaign in 2012), here is my own take on the trio that will hit the market this March.
A Place Beyond Praise: Bordeaux 2022
France: Bordeaux, featured
, Feb 2025
The bottled 2022 Bordeaux arrive at a critical point for the region. Whilst 2022 is not an infallible vintage—and this report pulls no punches—the highs are future legends. Now, if they can just get the prices right…
Cellar Favorite: 2009 & 2010 Cos d’Estournel
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux
, Feb 2025
The 2009 and 2010 Cos d'Estournel were among the vintages poured at the Vinous Icons Miami event in November 2024. They provide an enlightening contrast between two stylistically different vintages.
2022 Bordeaux in Bottle: Living in the Present
France: Bordeaux, featured
, Jan 2025
The 2022 Bordeaux elicited quite a bit of enthusiasm at the outset. That’s not surprising, given the challenges of the preceding 2021 harvest. The world and the wine market have changed quite a bit since then in so many ways. But the fundamental question remains: How are the 2022s now that they are in bottle? The short answer is that the very best 2022s are truly spectacular. But there is also some variability, as we will explore below.
Vinous Table: Le Lion d’Or, Arcins, France
France: Bordeaux, Vinous Table
, Jan 2025
Le Lion d’Or is unapologetically traditional and a little quirky. This is hearty, stomach-filling French food that cares little for fad or fashion. That’s why I fell in love with it.
Cellar Favorite: Château Latour 2025 New Releases
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux
, Jan 2025
This year’s new releases from Château Latour are especially strong as they span three important vintages, each of which has something to offer. I tasted the wines with Estate Director Hélène Genin during a visit to the château in December 2024.
Lower Your Sails Again: Beychevelle 1905-2015
France: Bordeaux featured Verticals and Retrospectives, France: Bordeaux Verticals and Retrospectives featured, featured
, Jan 2025
This was a memorable dinner. The chronological instead of qualitative theme made it feel like a bona fide voyage through time, and proved the quality of Beychevelle as one of the standout wines in Saint-Julien.
Vinous Table: Maison François, London, UK
France: Bordeaux, Vinous Table
, Jan 2025
Maison François comes highly recommended, especially for larger groups looking for a livelier lunch or dinner with quality French cooking accompanied by decent wines. There is a relaxed vibe and the standard is a cut above the rest. It nods to the past and yet it feels contemporary with plenty of Gallic style. Most of all, it belongs to a cadre of London restaurants that treats wine lovers with respect.