Decanter - 1 Jun 2025
Wine, moderation & PLEASURE
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Panel tasting: Jumilla
Regional profile: Hampshire
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Panel tasting: Cape reds blends
Guest column
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Bordeaux 2024
Bordeaux 2024
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ABRUZZO’S WHITES Trebbiano and Pecorino take centre stage
Top Trebbiano d’Abruzzo wines to try: Stefania Pepe, Pepe Bianco Biodynamic Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC 2013 93
BAROLO 2021
BAROLO 2021
Barolo 2021 vintage rating
Morris’ picks: 40 from a five-star Barolo vintage
Barolo 2021 wine of the vintage
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HAMPSHIRE
HAMPSHIRE
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WHITE/ROSÉ/ORANGE Arnaud Combier, Blanc-Sain 2023 90
TOP REDS Château Les Amoureuses, Touriga 2021 87
VIVE LA DIFFÉRENCE
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Lionel Osmin & Cie, Villa des Causses 2023 87
Chacra Chardonnay
Chacra Chardonnay
Patagonian partnership: the Chacra style in f ive Chardonnays
FOUR DECADES Cloudy OF Bay
FOUR DECADES Cloudy OF Bay
Celebrating 40 years in style
Cloudy Bay: a timeline
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The Jenkins pick: Cloudy Bay across the decades
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What to pair with No- and lowalcohol drinks
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FROM ALPS TO LAKE A wine lover’s guide to Lavaux
FROM ALPS TO LAKE A wine lover’s guide to Lavaux
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WHAT TO EAT
THE JUDGES
Stellenrust, JJ Handmade Eight Pillars, Coastal Region 2022
The Vinoneers, Orpheus & the Raven No42, Western Cape 2022
KWV, The Mentors Perold, Coastal Region 2020
Remhoogte, Chronicle Cape Blend, Stellenbosch 2020
Babylonstoren, Babel Red Blend, Simonsberg-Paarl 2022
Billy Bosch, Reserve Pinotage-Shiraz, Western Cape 2023 £
Bellevue Estate, Atticus Cape Blend, Stellenbosch 2023
Stellenbosch Hills, Suikerboschrand, Stellenbosch 2017
Swartland Winery, Idelia Cape Blend, Swartland 2022
L’Avenir, Provenance Stellenbosch Classic 2020
Kanonkop, Kadette Cape Blend, Stellenbosch 2022 £
DaschBosch, The Gift Pinotage-Shiraz-Petit Verdot, Western Cape 2022
Beyerskloof, Faith, Stellenbosch 2022
Maanschijn, Herbarium, Walker Bay 2023
Idiom, Cape Blend, Stellenbosch 2022
Jumilla
WHAT TO EAT
THE JUDGES
Asensio Carcelén, Con Sello 2022
Asensio Carcelén, Syrah 2022
Bodegas Carchelo, Carchelo Ciento80 2021
Casa Castillo, Pie Franco 2022
Bodega Cerrón, Matas Altas 2023
Casa de la Ermita, Idílico 2021
Bodegas Carchelo, Carchelo Blanco 2024
Bodegas Salzillo, Güertano 2022
Parajes del Valle, Terraje 2022
Silvano García, 4 Meses 2022
Casa de la Ermita, Infiltrado 2024
Bodegas Olivares, Altos de la Hoya 2023 £
Casa de la Ermita, Lunático Syrah 2021 £
Finca Bacara, Time Waits For No One Stone Elephant 2022 £
Alceño, 150 Anniversario 2021
Casa de la Ermita, Blanco 2024
Casa de la Ermita, Lunático Petit Verdot 2024 £
Bodega Cerrón, Los Yesares 2022
Luzón, Por Tí 2021
Juan Gil, Blue Label 2022
Casa de la Ermita, Petit Verdot 2021
Juan Gil, Rosé 2024 £
Alceño, Inédita 04 2020
Dobledeperez Microbodega, Ingobernable 2022
Finca Bacara, Time Waits For No One Black Skull 2021
De Nariz, Edición Limitada 2022
Bodegas Bleda, Castillo de Jumilla Monastrell 2024
Crápula, Basado en Hechos Reales 2022 £
Crápula, Soul Edición Limitada 2022
Ego Bodegas, Goru 38 Barrels 2021
Dobledeperez Microbodega, Inaudita 2022
Bodegas Carchelo, Altico 2022
Bodegas Carchelo, Guarafía 2023
Casa Castillo, El Molar 2023
Bodegas BSI, Gémina Finca El Volcán 2018
Finca Bacara, Time Waits For No One Double 2024 £
Pio del Ramo, The Quiet Life Garnacha 2022
Vidum, Pose Garnacha 2023
Weekday wines
Tesco, Finest Valle de Leyda Sauvignon Blanc, Leyda Valley, Chile 2023
Chassaux et Fils, Specially Selected, Crémant de Loire Brut, France NV
Baron Amarillo, Specially Selected Godello, Bierzo, Spain 2024
Domaine Gonon, La Roche Vineuse, Mâcon, Burgundy, France 2023
Barossa Boy, Adam, Who? Riesling, Eden Valley, South Australia 2023
Lidl, Organic Prosecco Extra Dry, Veneto, Italy 2023 O
Sainsbury’s, Discovery Collection Albariño, Gisborne, New Zealand 2024
Co-op, Orange Groove, Languedoc, France 2024
Paul Mas, Sauvignon Blanc-Souvignier Gris, Languedoc, France 2024
Sainsbury’s, Discovery Collection Marselan, Pays d’Oc, France 2023
Tesco, Finest Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia 2023 V
Marchesi Antinori, Villa Antinori, Tuscany, Italy 2022
Co-op, Irresistible Pinot Noir, Casablanca Valley, Chile 2022
Waitrose, Loved & Found Caladoc Rosé, Pays d’Oc, France 2024
Morrisons, The Best Primitivo Rosé, Puglia, Italy 2024
Señorio de Sarría, Rosado, Navarra, Spain 2024
Maison Galoupet, G de Galoupet, Côtes de Provence, France 2024
Sánchez Romate, Oloroso Encontrado, Jerez, Andalucia, Spain
Nervi-Conterno, Il Rosato, Gattinara, Piedmont, Italy 2023
Alexandre Bain, Pierre Précieuse, Loire, France 2019
Sabelli-Frisch, Marina Mission, Lodi, California,USA 2020
Marabino, Muscatedda, Sicily, Italy 2023
Le Piane, Mimmo, Piedmont, Italy 2020
Morrisons, The Best English Sparkling Brut, Sussex, England NV
Pegasus Bay, Chardonnay, Waipara Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand 2020
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Blue Canyon, Estate Grown Chardonnay, Monterey 2022
The Specialyst, Zinfandel, Lodi 2020
Forthright Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, Atlas Peak 2019
F Stephen Millier, Angel’s Reserve Chardonnay, Lodi 2021
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The Bordeaux Index view
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BORDEAUX
BORDEAUX GUIDE 2025
Welcome to BORDEAUX
Expert’s choice: Montagne St-Emilion
Sip young, savour old
True grit: Bordeaux’s organic revolution
Panel tasting: Médoc 2016
2015 revisited: 10 years on
Take three
Interview: Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy
Les Etrangers
Writing on Bordeaux
Building the future
Style counsel
My Bordeaux: 10 city hotspots to seek out
The famous ‘5’ vintages
Limestone soul
Welcome
Guest column: Charlie Geoghegan
What’s next in Bordeaux?
Go-to Bordeaux
Drink now or wait?
Writing on Bordeaux GARETH BIRCHLEY
GO-TO BORDEAUX
‘Is all this precision leading towards a homogeneity, I wonder…’
IN MY GLASS THIS MONTH
Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux seeks independence
Dourthe launches Bordeaux’s first returnable wine bottle
What’s new in BORDEAUX?
Wine by the glass scheme to attract younger drinkers
Médoc Blanc: new appellation for white wines
New Merlotonly cuvées
Bordeaux anniversaries in 2025
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2025
Les ETRANGERS
Sally Evans, UK
Martin & Charlotte Krajewski, UK
Nea Berglund, Finland
Nea Berglund, Finland
Osamu Uchida, Japan
Namratha Prashanth, India
Stan & Natalia Zingerenko, Russia
Building the future
Building the future
LIMESTONE SOUL
LIMESTONE SOUL
Plotting the plateau: the role of limestone
Ageing: how do St-Emilion wines with grapes from the limestone plateau mature?
St-Emilion plateau origins
Estates with at least 85% limestone plateau
The four terroirs of St-Emilion
Rock of ages: 14 wines from St-Emilion’s plateau
JEAN-EMMANUEL DANJOY
JEAN-EMMANUEL DANJOY
2015 REVISITED 10 years on
‘IN TERMS OF STYLE, THE 2015s ARE, ACROSS THE BOARD, EFFORTLESSLY BALANCED’
No hurry: Birchley’s pick of 25 Bordeaux 2015s, 10 years on
THE famous ‘5’ VINTAGES
THE famous ‘5’ VINTAGES
TRUE GRIT Bordeaux’s organic revolution
TRUE GRIT Bordeaux’s organic revolution
Finding the balance: 32 Bordeaux estates producing organic and/or biodynamic wines
Château Fonplégade, St-Emilion GCC 2022
95
Château Mondésir-Gazin, Chenu, Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux 2022
94
94 Château Clos de Sarpe, St-Emilion GCC 2021
Château Canon Pécresse, Canon-Fronsac 2020
Château Croix de Labrie, St-Emilion GC 2018
93 Château La Rose Figeac, Pomerol 2018
Château Rouget, Pomerol 2020
94
93
94
Château Edmus, St-Emilion GC 2020
Château Suau, Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux 2018
92 Château Clos des Prince, St-Emilion GC 2022
93 Château des Ormeaux, Lalande de Pomerol 2022
Domaine Simon Blanchard, Village, Montagne St-Emilion 2022
93
93
Domaine de L’Alliance, Sauternes 2022
Vignobles Québec, Cybèle, Bordeaux 2021
Château Fougas, Maldoror, Côtes de Bourg 2022
90 Château Hostens-Picant, La Vie en Rouge, Ste-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux 2023
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10 city hotspots to seek out
10 city hotspots to seek out
67 Pall Mall Bordeaux
Bordeaux AOC beyond reds Tasting the latest releases
Take THREE
Take THREE
Médoc GCC 2016
WHAT TO EAT
THE JUDGES
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Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac 5CC
Château Langoa Barton, St-Julien 3CC
Château Montrose, St-Estèphe 2CC
Château Brane-Cantenac, Margaux 2CC
Château Dauzac, Margaux 5CC
Château Pichon Baron, Pauillac 2CC
Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux 2CC
Château Gruaud Larose, St-Julien 2CC
Château Kirwan, Margaux 3CC
Château Lafon-Rochet, St-Estèphe 4CC
Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac 5CC
Highly recommended
Montagne St-Emilion
Château de Malengin, Eve 2022
Château Arbo 2021
Maison Blanche 2019
Château Vieux Bonneau 2022
Clos de la Barbanne 2022
Château Coucy, Origines 2022
Château Coucy, Confidences Grande Cuvée 2019
Château Franc Baudron 2020
Château Haut Bonneau, Vieilles Vignes 2022
Château Tour Bayard 2022
Château Tour Bayard, L’Angelot 2022
Château Haut Musset 2022
Château des Laurets, Les Trois Cèdres des Domaines Edmond de Rothschild 2021
Château Lacoste Chatain 2022
Château La Fleur des Amandiers, Cuvée Albert 2022
Château de Maison Neuve 2022
Château Teyssier 2022
Château La Bastienne 2019
SIP YOUNG, SAVOUR OLD
SIP YOUNG, SAVOUR OLD
STYLE COUNSEL
STYLE COUNSEL
Five benchmark Bordeaux whites to look out for
Howard’s pick: a 12-wine tour of Bordeaux’s dry white styles
Drink now or wait?
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