Exceptionnels Bordeaux Primeurs 2023
La liste des Vins d’Exception du millésime 2023 est passé à 44 contre 22 pour le millésime 2022.
Cuvees from Bodega Liberalia, D.O. Toro
They also grow their own Verdejo in nearby Morales de Toro. The 50-year-old vines, quenched only with rainwater, produce fewer than 3000 kg per hectare of very excellent fruit. The Grenache is grown by a neighbor specifically for Liberalia’s Dos, a blend of 80% Tinta de Toro and 20% Grenache. The Grenache adds great intensity, complexity, and concentration to the wine.
Bas Armagnac Tastings
Currently, the Saint-Aubin estate occupies 200 hectares, just over 494 acres, in the town of Réans, about 10k west of Éauze in the north-western Gers. Here the soil is sandy clay, the composition of most of the soil in the Bas-Armagnac AOC. Currently, they believe 50 of their 200 hectares offer an ideal location for propagating about ten different grape varieties.
Bordeaux Primeurs Vintage 2021
… the 2021 vintage is a “Good Vintage”. As usual, there are some great wines, and there are some mediocre wines, but the general quality is good with an average note of 87 points. However, unlike many vintages, the goodness is not by variety or by AOC.
“Top Ten” of Bordeaux Primeurs 2021 by
Our Top Ten Wines 2021 are actually 11!As pointed out in our Review of the Vintage, 2021 is a Good Vintage. The Goodness is not concentrated in any single variety or AOC. It…