At the beginning of June 2025, Maitre de Cave decided to rediscover the wines of Saint-Chinian. A delightful opportunity to taste red wines. I extend my heartfelt thanks to the winemakers who agreed to share their bottles with me. Congratulations and thanks again to the winemakers and the Maison des Vins.
Expressing the refined perfume and balance so characteristic of Château Margaux, this is an exhilarating wine with exceptional harmony and depth.
These wines that I have tasted reflect the same dedication to fine winemaking that I shared with my favorite guests twenty-five years ago. I might also say that with increasing attention to the expertise required to produce wines in this complex geography and constantly changing terroir the winemaking will continue to improve for years to come. still cliebts to ask “Where is my Saint-Chinian on my wine list ?”
The palate is equally refined, offering a rich mineral backbone complemented by fresh spring flowers and a subtle touch of oak that lends structure while maintaining an elegant softness.
Our team tatsted many Bordeaux Prieurs last April 2025. the exceptional wines are quoted between 96 and 100/100
The opportunity to buy outstanding wines at lower prices and drink them in the near future is exceptional. Bordeaux primeurs vintage 2024.
The wines included on our list of exceptional wines are divided equally among Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot dominance and Left Bank and Right Bank production. We would recommend reading through all the tasting notes available to you on the 2023 vintage and make any decisions based on that research. Quality, as well as inferiority, were spread evenly throughout the vineyards of Bordeaux in 2023.
We tasted almost the same number of wines that we tasted last year, and the average score is approximately the same. So, neither of the variables, quantity of wines tasted and average score, impacted the results from the 2023 vintage. The reason there are so many more Exceptional Wines is that the 2023 vintage is significantly better than the 2022. The best wines in 2023 are better, achieved higher scores, than the wines in 2022, and there are more wines that achieved an exceptional level of quality.
Terre de Vins Bordeaux Tasting has been one of my favorite annual events during the last decade. Every December, as a Maitre de Cave blogger, I reserve the weekend to make certain I can experience Bordeaux during the holiday season and two days of exciting wine and spirit tasting.
Following is a list of my favorite wines at the Tasting and their Ratings:
Maître de Cave presents our list of Exceptional Wines from the April 2023 Primeur Tastings in Bordeaux during the last week of April. The list of Exceptional Wines from the 2022 vintage is significantly larger than the 2021 vintage. The reason there are more Exceptional Wines, and generally higher, overall ratings, is because the vintage is significantly better.