Bordeaux Futures from Pomerol 2012: Chateau Clinet, Chateau Rouget and Chateau Tronquoy-Lalande The Pomerol 2012 vintage has been hailed by critics as a huge sucess.  Chateau Clinet, Chateau Rouget and Chateau Tronquoy-Lalande released their 2012 offers today. Chateau Clinet Robert Parker : 92-94+ Located in the heart of Pomerol, Chateau Clinet and its famous gravel plots are home [...]

Bordeaux Futures 2012 releases: Chateau d’Issan and Chateau Beychevelle Today, two historic Medoc chateaux, Chateau d’Issan and Chateau Beychevelle released their Bordeaux futures 2012 prices. Chateau d’Issan – Margaux – price decrease of 13% from 2011 “For the table of Kings and the altar of Gods”, is the motto of the historic Chateau d’Issan. This [...]

Bordeaux Futures 2012: Chateau Gloria, Chateau Branaire-Ducru, Chateau Fieuzal and Chateau Faugères The Bordeaux Futures 2012 campaign accellerates with new releases this week from the appellations of Saint-Julien, Pessac-Leognan and Saint-Emilion. Chateau Gloria – Saint-Julien Chateau Gloria is the creation of one man, Henri Martin, who with passion created a 50 hectare vineyard over the [...]

Check the report on the Bordeaux En Primeurs 2012 by Robert Parker with his notes (highly expected) and 5 of his tasting notes. Appellations My tastings clearly revealed the overall success of the Merlot crop, with the most successful appellation being Pomerol, followed closely by Pessac-Léognan, which in some cases had begun their harvest before [...]