{"id":11955,"date":"2014-04-15T12:28:26","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T12:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11955"},"modified":"2014-04-15T16:00:19","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T16:00:19","slug":"bordeaux-primeurs-1542014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/04\/bordeaux-primeurs-1542014\/","title":{"rendered":"Bordeaux Primeurs 15\/4\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mini deluge of wines on the market this morning, starting with Canon <\/strong><\/a>(\u00a3365), the 1er Grand Cru Class\u00e9 Saint Emilion in the same ownership as Rauzan S\u00e9gla <\/strong>(also \u00a3365)\u00a0which has already been released at a perfectly sensible price, and Canon has followed suit. I somehow contrived to lose my note for this, but Neal Martin’s description “This is a finely tuned, elegant Canon in the making. Nothing new there” chimes exactly\u00a0with my own memory of it, so recommended.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0most important\u00a0release is that of Calon S\u00e9gur<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(\u00a3420). Recently sold after the death of owner Mme de Gasqueton, there has in fact been little change\u00a0with the new team backing winemaker Vincent Millet. Under him recent vintages have seen the Cabernet Sauvignon content of the Grand Vin increased in proportion, and the elegance of this wine has increased with it. Vincent told us that Saint \u00c9stephe had less rain at the end of September than most of the M\u00e9doc.\u00a0He had been driving though\u00a0a huge rainstorm which had brought Bordeaux’s\u00a0rocade<\/em> (ring road) to a standstill, with 4cm and more rain falling in a short space of time, and he feared the worst, but when he got back to Calon he found they had had only 4mm of water, and the clay soils they have there sucked it up. The result was that the ensuing ‘tropical’ spell of weather did not produce quite such high humidity here, and they had no real problem with botrytis. The price may only be a whisper down on last year, but this is a wine worth following and there are not masses of earlier vintages available for less. Recommended, as is its stablemate Capbern Gasqueton<\/strong><\/a> (\u00a3125) as a cheapie drinker to put away in volume.<\/p>\n

With Doisy V\u00e9drines<\/strong><\/a> (\u00a3225) yesterday and Doisy Da\u00ebne<\/strong><\/a> (\u00a3295) today, two of our favourite Sauternes (or rather Barsacs, because we think Barsac has had the better of it this year over the actual Sauternes)\u00a0are out and at prices which, while they may not soar away,\u00a0are perfectly reasonable at worst and are extraordinary bargains in terms of pleasure for \u00a3. We preferred these two to many more expensive wines and so both are highly recommended. NB L&S offer all Sauternes in\u00a0halves at the same price as bottles as well as\u00a0cases of six bottles and 12 halves at the same unit price.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Antonio Galloni has remarked “If I was going to buy only one moderately-priced Sauternes in 2013, Doisy-Da\u00ebne would be it.\u201d,<\/strong> while for\u00a0us the very shapely Doisy Vedrines pipped it on the day – how can you go wrong?<\/p>\n

Also out today Haut Bailly <\/a><\/strong>(\u00a3430), Lagrange<\/strong><\/a> (Saint Julien) (\u00a3250), and just now Giscours<\/strong><\/a> at \u00a3275.<\/p>\n

(All prices are per case in bond as per the TERMS<\/a> of the 2013 Bordeaux Primeur offer)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A mini deluge of wines on the market this morning, starting with Canon (\u00a3365), the 1er Grand Cru Class\u00e9 Saint Emilion in the same ownership as Rauzan S\u00e9gla (also \u00a3365)\u00a0which has already been released at a perfectly sensible price, and Canon has followed suit. 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