MONTHLY ARCHIVES: June 2011

2010 Bordeaux Primeurs – Beauregard, Hauts de Pontet, Parde Haut Bailly

By on 06/06/2011

The Château owners are rather boxing them selves into a corner by continuing to wait to release their wines. The reason today seems to be a holiday in China. A couple of second wines with good pedigrees have followed the Pomerol Château Beauregard (same price as last year) onto the market today. Les Hauts de Pontet Canet is up 33% on the 2009 release price, while Parde de Haut Bailly is up a more modest 7%.

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SUMMER TASTING at CHISWICK HOUSE

By on 04/06/2011

Tickets are selling fast for our SUMMER WINE TASTING at the Burlington Pavillion at Chiswick House on Thursday 16th June.  We have a line-up of 30 brilliant wines to accompany your Summer, along with a Barbadian Rum to cleanse the palate as you go!  The whole event will be very informal, and wine snobbery should be left at the park gates.

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2010 Bordeaux Primeurs – d’Armailhac, Croix Saint Georges, Le Boscq

By on 01/06/2011

Château d’Armailhac, made by the Mouton team, is out this morning. It is up just over 17% on the 2009 release price. The wine is well-regarded, and reputedly selling fast in Bordeaux – offered subject to stock remaining.

We also offer today the excellent Pomerol from Jean-Philippe Janoueix, Château La Croix Saint Georges, which represents good value in an appellation that was highly successful on 2020, and where other top wines will be much more expensive.

Finally, for this mail at least, we have the modern but classical Saint Estephe Château le Boscq, which has a very good following as a relatively early drinker.

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