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This afternoon has seen a continued flow of releases. The big name, and a pair for Montrose, it that it also has a 97-99+ score from Robert Parker, is Pichon Baron<\/strong>. Under the leadership of Christian Seely Pichon Baron has been limited back to the old historic property, which has significantly cut the volume produced, but also moved it up a big notch. This looks to be the finest Pichon Baron in a run of good vintages.<\/p>\n

One I really, really like and recommend is Clos du Marquis<\/strong>. As you can read in Robert Parker’s note, Clos du Marquis is now treated as a separate property to L\u00e9oville las Cases, which is under the same ownership. The second wine of Las Cases is now ‘Le Petit Lion’. This is a wine of good Cru Class\u00e9 standard, ranking alongside the likes of Lagrange and Branaire and co, at a price which makes it affordable for the drinker. One of the few recent releases to make it into my ‘recommended M\u00e9docs’ list.<\/p>\n

I also really like Brane Cantenac<\/strong>. I do wish it were not the price it is, but in terms of some of the pricing we have seen in Margaux this year, this is almost a bargain. Especially considering it carries a 93-96 Parker rating. Staying in Margaux, we now have Alter Ego de Chateau Palmer<\/strong> – does this mean the release of Palmer itself is in the offing? Not so much a second wine really, “This tastes like a very smart wine off its own bat.” says Jancis Robinson.<\/p>\n

Late this afternoon we had the release of Bernard Magrez’s Chateau Pape Cl\u00e9ment<\/strong>, which Steven Spurrier rates 18.5. The white is fractionally more and could be available if anyone wants.<\/p>\n

Finally a wine which actually came out yesterday but got lost in the rush, La Pointe<\/strong>. This represents a bit of a rarity – good value in Pomerol. Recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This afternoon has seen a continued flow of releases. The big name, and a pair for Montrose, in that it also has a 97-99+ score from Robert Parker, is Pichon Baron<\/strong>. Under the leadership of Christian Seely Pichon Baron has been limited back to the old historic property, which has significantly cut the volume produced, but also moved it up a big notch in quality. This looks to be the finest Pichon Baron in a run of good vintages.<\/p>\n

One I really, really like and recommend is Clos du Marquis<\/strong>. As you can read in Robert Parker’s note, Clos du Marquis is now treated as a separate property to Léoville las Cases, which is under the same ownership. The second wine of Las Cases is now ‘Le Petit Lion’. This is a wine of good Cru Classé standard, ranking alongside the likes of Lagrange and Branaire and co, at a price which makes it affordable for the drinker. One of the few recent releases to make it into my ‘recommended Médocs’ list.<\/p>\n

I also really like Brane Cantenac<\/strong>. I do wish it were not the price it is, but in terms of some of the pricing we have seen in Margaux this year, this is almost a bargain. Especially considering it carries a 93-96 Parker rating. Staying in Margaux, we now have Alter Ego de Chateau Palmer<\/strong> – does this mean the release of Palmer itself is in the offing? Not so much a second wine really, "This tastes like a very smart wine off its own bat." says Jancis Robinson.<\/p>\n

Late this afternoon we had the release of Bernard Magrez’s Chateau Pape Clément<\/strong>, which Steven Spurrier rates 18.5. The white is fractionally more and could be available if anyone wants.<\/p>\n

Finally a wine which actually came out yesterday but got lost in the rush, La Pointe<\/strong>. This represents a bit of a rarity – good value in Pomerol. Recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,80,42],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-52","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bordeaux","category-bordeaux-primeurs","category-france","tag-bordeaux2010"],"contentshake_article_id":"","yoast_head":"\n2010 Bordeaux - Pichon Baron, Clos du Marquis, Brane Cantenac, Pape Clement<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This afternoon has seen a continued flow of releases. The big name, and a pair for Montrose, in that it also has a 97-99+ score from Robert Parker, is Pichon Baron. 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