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2018 REVISITED: BORDEAUX IN BOTTLE

‘St-Emilion in particular stood out for having really delivered on the potential that it showed during en primeur’

As with the en primeur tastings earlier in the year, the Bordeaux 2018 in-bottle assessment coincided with a lockdown in France, during which travelling became complicated. But in the end, between visits to châteaux and home deliveries, I tasted more or less double the number of wines compared to June 2019 issue) have resulted in some concerns over ageing.

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