It is interesting when new life is breathed into a particular estate…. A change in winemaking approach, a different tact in the vineyard and invariably an upgrade of facilities can yield dramatically different results. Simon's comments, below.
This is exactly the situation with Château La Clotte, which is no...
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As we wait, wait and then wait some more in the hope that the 2016 Bordeaux en primeur campaign may gain momentum, it seems like an opportune moment to highlight a great value Bordeaux for current consumption. I doubt you will have heard of Domaine des Cambes. I doubt you will know much of the Côtes de Bourg (situated on Bordeaux's Right B...
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‘Anything wearing the Catena name is guaranteed to deliver what the label says: grape, vintage and place. Why can't all large producers be like Catena?’ Luis Guitterez, The Wine Advocate, erobertparker.com, August 2015. Catena Zapata is an estate that fascinates me – the Catena family have an unerring knack of producing single ...
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We feel compelled to offer this 2016, which has taken us and the market a touch by surprise. While many Château proprietors are waiting for Neal Martin’s 2016 Bordeaux en primeur review before setting their prices and releasing their wines, the management of Château Cos d’Estournel has taken the step of releasing th...
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Establishing new, direct relationships is possibly the most enjoyable and rewarding aspects of what we do at Atlas; that feeling is intensified when the estate in question is a Burgundian domaine that we have been tracking for several vintages. It suffices to say that we are very pleased to be adding the wines of Domaine Latour-Giraud to o...
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As a wine-style, rosé is all too often dismissed, yet there are some immensely well-made wines offering great finesse and purity. Each year we look to highlight one or two such examples to our clients and each year, our criteria remains simple: quality and intrigue coupled with a good price. In the interest of keeping this offer brief, th...
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