After yesterday’s release of Pontet Canet, which seems to have ‘worked’ pretty well, we have a couple of rather lesser brands trying their luck at a similar discount to last year. But聽is it聽enough? Wily old Alfred Tesseron may be able to get away with pricing his 2011 above current prices of聽more mature聽vintages, but Pontet Canet has the wind in its sails and also has the lightly tossed-off remark of Le Grand Bob that it’s a wine of ‘first growth potential’.
Bon Pasteur聽in Pomerol at 拢395 (whatever nice remarks Robert Parker may make about Dany and聽Michel Rolland, the owners) does not benefit from quite the same strength of brand and looks pricey at this level. Malescot Saint Exup茅ry in Margaux (拢370) has come down by a bigger percentage, but it’s a wine which did not make the cut into my offer and not one聽I can get too excited about, but still聽available to order if there are any fans out there!
Also out today聽is Grand Corbin Despagne, an honest wine at a sensible price,聽but I preferred its neighbour Corbin as mentioned yesterday.
Altogether one might have hoped for a bit more action today, given the shortness of the week. They know what they’ve got to do, so why not get on and do it?