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2012 Bordeaux – Jean-Philippe Janoueix, Maltus single vineyards, Pape ClĂ©ment, Lafon-Rochet, Potensac and Fugue de NĂ©nin

By on 30/04/2013

The realisation that tomorrow is a holiday in France seems to have prompted a raft of releases this morning. Lafon Rochet (ÂŁ245) offers value and consistently good tasting notes from the major critics. It is down around 12% on the 2011 price, but Lafon Rochet has never been about silly pricing so this represents solid value and comes recommended.

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2012 Bordeaux En Primeur – L’Evangile, Valandraud, Duhart-Milon, Carmes Haut Brion

By on 22/04/2013

Rather too many wines at once today - the Lafite stable, which of course includes the top Pomerol l'Évangile topping off a little rush of releases. A shame because there are some stories here - Jean-Luc Thunevin's Valandraud (£895) has been elevated to 1er Grand Cru Classé status from this year, and is a fab wine if you are into this sort of modern style - it is done with real panache.

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A touch of class: 2010 MOULIN Ă€ VENT – Vieilles Vignes – Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair, Beaujolais

By on 16/04/2013

With great value wines in mind, the 2010 Moulin-à-Vent Vieilles Vignes lept off the page and out of the glass when we tasted it yesterday. In fact Matthew Jukes was also so enthused he recently wrote in Money Week: 'This beauty comes from very old Gamay vines in the noble Beaujolais Cru of Moulin-à-Vent and it’s made in exactly the same way as a Grand Cru Burgundy.

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