Summary: ‘Payback’ time for Sauternes, and dry whites also shone, but it was clearly the most difficult red wine vintage for decades across Bordeaux. See also: Where do winemakers place 2014 on the vintage rankings? Limestone in St Emilion helped to regulate water levels in the soil, while the same was true of clay and gravel in Pomerol. There are some very good wines, but soils were key. Some Right Bank Merlot struggled to ripen fully, following a cool and rainy summer. However, clear differences between first and second wines suggest careful selection was needed. Those three appellations, that had the best of the glorious late Autumn weather and most crucially suffered less from rain in August and October. Summary: Some excellent wines, particularly in that northern Médoc triumvirate of St-Julien, Pauillac and St-Estèphe. There are plenty of good options at Cru Bourgeois level in this vintage. Predominantly a victory for the Right Bank, although Château Margaux’s 100-point effort would beg to differ. No doubt at all that the Pessac-Léognan and Margaux appellations produced some spectacular wines, but for consistency of achievement you have to go to St-Emilion and Pomerol. Rating: 4.5/5 on the Left Bank | 5/5 on the Right Bank Wines have power and ageing potential, but lack some of the seductive charm of the 2015s. On the Right Bank, Pomerol is a particular highlight. A number of Bordeaux 2016 wines have improved in the bottle since en primeur season. The best Médoc red wines since 2010 as a general rule, although several estates also produced excellent 2015s, especially in Margaux and southern parts of Médoc and Left Bank in general. Rating: 5/5 on Left Bank | 4.5/5 on the Right Bank That said, en primeur tastings showed there is a lot of pleasure in this vintage if you know where to look. In terms of drinking, 2017 will be earlier to approach than the 2015s or 2016s, probably coming into play around the same time as the 2014s, so think six to eight years rather than 10 to 12. Summary: Bordeaux 2017 was marked by devastating frosts early in the growing season. Top scoring 2018 Bordeaux dry whites: Re-tasted in the bottle Top Bordeaux 2018 wines in bottle: Right Bank reportīordeaux 2018 wines in bottle: Best-value wines under £20/$28īest 2018 Bordeaux second wines: Re-tasted in the bottle Top Bordeaux 2018 wines in the bottle: Left Bank report
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