Best of 2009 Bordeaux En Primeur
Bordeaux 2009 is brilliant! Is it better than vintage 2005? Across the board? No. The dry whites are a little too generous, plump if you will, delicious to drink this summer and next but I’d be concerned about their freshness beyond that. The Sauternes are generally a little light, with a few exceptions, and quite a lot of the Merlot-dominant wines of the right bank, who left their grapes on the vines a tad too long, are off balance with very harsh, high alcoholic levels. Also the lesser red wines of 2009 are not as soft and yummy as their counterparts from 2005.
However, and this is a HUGE however, having said this, certain Chateaux have crafted some truly exceptional wines that match top, and in a few cases eclipse, their amazing 2005’s. In many cases 2009 will be the finest vintage certain chateaux have ever made....Read the rest of Simon's Blog " Bordeaux 2009...Bring it on!"
Simon Staples, BBR Sales & Marketing Director
We have compiled three lists of wines from our endeavours:
- Our collective BBR Best Wines from a qualitative point of view ….The Best of the Best (see below)
- Our Best Value Wines to buy from 2009
- What Simon Staples wants to add to his cellar ISP (‘If Sanity Prevails’!!) on a reasonable budget
Bordeaux 2009 The Best of the Best
Our Top 3
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Score: 18.5/20
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Score: 18/20
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Score: 17/20
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