{"id":7193,"date":"2013-05-02T14:24:09","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T14:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7193"},"modified":"2013-05-03T15:57:02","modified_gmt":"2013-05-03T15:57:02","slug":"2012-bordeaux-another-vinolanche-pontet-canet-haut-bailly-the-wines-of-denis-durantou-and-stefan-von-neipperg-and-lots-of-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/05\/2012-bordeaux-another-vinolanche-pontet-canet-haut-bailly-the-wines-of-denis-durantou-and-stefan-von-neipperg-and-lots-of-others\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Bordeaux &#8211; another vinolanche &#8211; Pontet Canet, Haut Bailly, the wines of Denis Durantou and Stephan von Neipperg &#8211; and lots of others."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not a lot of time for anyone to react to the sheer number of releases on the market this morning, but briefly, the wines of Denis Durantou, <a title=\"2012 SAINTEM Grand Cru Saint Emilion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-SAINTEM-Grand-Cru-Saint-Emilion-18597-00.html?category=261\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Saintem<\/strong><\/a> (also confusingly called Saintayme &#8211; it is exactly the same wine), <a title=\"2012 LA CHENADE Lalande de Pomerol\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-LA-CHENADE-Lalande-de-Pomerol-18648-00.html?category=261\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>La Chenade<\/strong><\/a>, <a title=\"2012 CH\u00c2TEAU MONTLANDRIE C\u00f4tes de Castillon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-CHATEAU-MONTLANDRIE-Cotes-de-Castillon-18654-00.html?category=261\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Montlandrie<\/strong><\/a> and <a title=\"2012 CH\u00c2TEAU LES CRUZELLES Lalande de Pomerol\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-CHATEAU-LES-CRUZELLES-Lalande-de-Pomerol-18553-00.html?category=261\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Les Cruzelles<\/strong> <\/a>are all oustanding value buys and come <strong>strongly recommended.<\/strong> NB these are packed as standard (and priced) in six-bottle cases. We have a very limited quantity of the second wine of L&#8217;Eglise Clinet, <a title=\"2012 LA PETITE \u00c9GLISE Pomerol\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-LA-PETITE-EGLISE-Pomerol-18564-00.html?category=261\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>La Petite Eglise<\/strong><\/a>, which has been offered in prioity to last year&#8217;s buyers.<\/p>\n<p>Alfred Tesseron has released <strong><a title=\"2012 CH\u00c2TEAU PONTET CANET 5\u00e8me Cru Class\u00e9 Pauillac\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-CHATEAU-PONTET-CANET-5eme-Cru-Classe-Pauillac-18538-00.html?category=261\" target=\"_blank\">Pontet Canet<\/a>, <\/strong>and this was quickly followed by <a title=\"2012 CH\u00c2TEAU HAUT BAILLY Cru Class\u00e9 Pessac-L\u00e9ognan Ch\u00e2teau Haut Bailly\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-CHATEAU-HAUT-BAILLY-Cru-Classe-Pessac-Leognan-Chateau-Haut-Bailly-18566-00.html?category=261\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Haut Bailly<\/strong><\/a> at a price which is significantly down from the 2011 release &#8211; will it be enough?<\/p>\n<p>The de Costers of <a title=\"2012 CH\u00c2TEAU LA FLEUR CARDINALE Grand Cru Saint Emilion Ch\u00e2teau Fleur Cardinale\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-CHATEAU-LA-FLEUR-CARDINALE-Grand-Cru-Saint-Emilion-Chateau-Fleur-Cardinale-18770-00.html?category=261\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>La Fleur Cardinale<\/strong> <\/a>recently visited us at the Fulham Road and everyone was as impressed as I have been by recent vintages &#8211; I only saw the 2012 once and briefly &#8211; tasted blind, and it showed only quite well but in terms of Parker points (92-95)\u00a0for price it offers good value.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2012 CH\u00c2TEAU FEYTIT CLINET Pomerol\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-CHATEAU-FEYTIT-CLINET-Pomerol-18550-00.html?category=261\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Feytit-Clinet<\/strong><\/a> was well liked by us and by\u00a0Parker too (93-95), and at \u00a3380 is in the nearly affordable end of Pomerol.<\/p>\n<p>Also out are all the <a title=\"2012 CH\u00c2TEAU HAUT BRION 1er Cru Class\u00e9 Pessac-L\u00e9ognan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-CHATEAU-HAUT-BRION-1er-Cru-Classe-Pessac-Leognan-18682-00.html?category=261\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Haut Brion<\/strong> <\/a>stable including the very highly rated whites, is you want any of these\u00a0email me <em>NOW<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Finally Stephan von Neipperg has released all his wine &#8211; from the good value Castillon <a title=\"2012 CH\u00c2TEAU D'AIGUILHE C\u00f4tes de Castillon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-CHATEAU-D-AIGUILHE-Cotes-de-Castillon-18607-00.html?category=261\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>d&#8217;Aiguilhe<\/strong><\/a> to the Saint Emilions <a title=\"2012 CLOS DE L'ORATOIRE Grand Cru Class\u00e9 Saint Emilion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-CLOS-DE-L-ORATOIRE-Grand-Cru-Classe-Saint-Emilion-18647-00.html?category=261\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Clos de L&#8217;Oratoire<\/strong> <\/a>and <strong><a title=\"2012 CH\u00c2TEAU CANON LA GAFFELI\u00c8RE Grand Cru Class\u00e9 Saint Emilion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-CHATEAU-CANON-LA-GAFFELIERE-Grand-Cru-Classe-Saint-Emilion-18638-00.html?category=261\" target=\"_blank\">Canon la Gaffeliere<\/a>, <\/strong>and the super-cuv\u00e9e<strong><a title=\"2012 CH\u00c2TEAU LA MONDOTTE Saint Emilion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2012-CHATEAU-LA-MONDOTTE-Saint-Emilion-18532-00.html?category=261\" target=\"_blank\"> La Mondotte<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not a lot of time for anyone to react to the sheer number of releases on the market this morning, but briefly, the wines of Denis Durantou, Saintem (also confusingly called Saintayme &#8211; it is exactly the same wine), La Chenade, Montlandrie and Les Cruzelles are all oustanding value buys and come strongly recommended. 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