Best of 2008 Bordeaux En Primeur

Bordeaux 2008 is a vintage like no other we have ever tasted – combining high levels of ripeness with incredible purity of fruit. The nearest comparison is a cross between 2004 and 2006, but with the late harvest ripeness of 1988.

Out of the 385 wines we tasted for Bordeaux En Primeur 2008 we (a team of six of us) narrowed it down, firstly to 42 wines and then, finally, to our Top Ten Value Bordeaux 2008s. 

Happily, the 2008 vintage has produced some of the best-priced Bordeaux en primeur wines for a decade. The following, therefore, all represent stunning value and would make superb additions to any cellar. See the Top 10 Bordeaux Offer in more detail.

Our Top 10 Value Bordeaux 2008s

• Ch. d'Angludet (Margaux)
• Echo de Lynch Bages (Pauillac)
• Ch. Haut-Bages Libéral (Pauillac)
• Ch. du Tertre (Margaux)
• Ch. Batailley (Pauillac)
• Ch. Moulin-St Georges (St Emilion)
• Ch. Giscours (Margaux)
• Ch. Grand-Puy-Lacoste (Pauillac)
• Domaine de Chevalier Rouge (Pessac)
• Ch. Lynch Bages (Pauillac)

Read Simon Staples' Bordeaux 2008 vintage overview, and Jasper Morris' MW vintage report.

Below is the list of our original stand-out wines of the vintage, which reveal our intitial impressions and which we ultimately narrowed down to the Top Ten Value Bordeaux Wines listed above.