June 21, 2018
Clerc Milon – not clowning around
Amid a very lacklustre En Primeur campaign, Clerc Milon 2017 has emerged as one of the few successes. The wine…
June 20, 2018
Ridge Monte Bello 2017 released
Ridge Monte Bello gained international attention in 1976 when it’s 1971 vintage placed fifth at the Judgement of Paris tasting….
Last week, we published the first part of our interview with Antonio Galloni, which covered Bordeaux 2017 and his role…
June 13, 2018
Angelus 2017 released
Angelus 2017 has been released at €276 per bottle ex-negociant, down 6% on the 2016 opening price of €294. It…
June 8, 2018
Pavie Decesse 2017 released
Pavie Decesse 2017 has been released at €86.40 per bottle ex-negociant, down 10% on the 2016 opening price of €96….
June 7, 2018
Carmes Haut Brion 2017 released
Carmes Haut Brion 2017 has been released at €54 per bottle ex-negociant, down 4.3% on the 2016’s opening price of…
What is a realistic en primeur price in a heterogeneous vintage? Professors M. Hakan Hekimoğlu and Burak Kazaz published an…
June 5, 2018
Pichon Lalande 2017 released below expected price
Pichon Lalande 2017 has been released at €90 per bottle ex-negociant, down 25% on the 2016’s release price of €120….
May 31, 2018
Hail in Bordeaux – damage in context
Earlier this week, parts of Bordeaux were hit with a hail storm, prompting headlines about destruction of the vineyards. In the…
May 31, 2018
New Champagne releases
In the last week both Louis Roederer and Taittinger have released new vintages of their prestige cuvées. Louis Roederer, Cristal…